&gt; <i>...when has it ever been socially cool to literally be rural &quot;trailer trash&quot; in America?</i><p>You&#x27;re the one calling it trailer trash. Even educated poor people often speak in a more genuine and direct way than elite people do. It may sound funny to a fancy person but that doesn&#x27;t make it trash.<p>&gt; <i>...no one checks your papers at the door.</i><p>Yes, they do. Every job, startup accelerator, and VC checks your background. Elite VCs fund elite founders. Elite founders hire elite managers. Elite managers hire poor people to do the actual work. The order is maintained.