The factory floor question was
In a way this question is indicative of the problem with the whole idea of the bubble.
I don't need to experience busting my ass day to day to understand that is backbreaking work. I might not be DIRECTLY in touch with that work, but I get it sucks and it is really hard. And I get the plight of the worker that does this.
And that's the bigger thing. I'm at least sympathetic to this. Unlike some people (private bone spur), that have never done a day of hard work in their life, him and his ilk don't give a shit about these people and wouldn't think twice stepping over them on the street.
My vacation home is in the sticks Vermont. It let me answer a lot of these questions yes (LOL). I was talking with our neighbor at the top of the hill (also a 2nd home for him) about the town about 10 miles over - tons of drugs. He talked about the people with more than a bit of disgust, while my wife and I had some sympathy for these people that industry has really left behind.
And that's the thing - sympathy for fellow man to me goes a long way. I might not be in tune with everything nuance of the way these people live and work. But I want them to succeed and have the chance to get ahead. Am I so out of touch?