One surreal aspect of the modern system, when viewed from the perspective of 1800s leftism, is that there are many programmers (laborers, technically) who have more money than the average landlord. How do you draw the pyramid then?
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There have always been labourers in wealthy countries that are better off in pure "numbers" terms than landlords in poor countries.
The average landlord in London or SF is likely wealthier than the average programmer in London or SF.