They may think they do due to years of brainwashing and propaganda. But labor is labor at the end of the day.

Maybe bougie petites? The stock market is way more accessible now compared to Marx's time and by tying retirement to it (401Ks and similar) it really forces a lot of people to invest in the idea of capitalism.

Honestly: yes.

There’s other classifications or sub-classifications particularly with regards to how much someone may benefit from capitalism and therefore where their interests might lie, but ultimately I think the bourgeoisie vs the proletariat is about how much influence they have over how society works.

Here’s another infographic which tries to cover that angle, no comment on how successful/ accurate it may be. Personally I think it divides people too much. (Source: Reddit, latestagecapitalism)

Yeah, I fall in that category, and even though I own a tiny fraction of various companies, I don’t control the means of production. I sell my labor. The fact that I get paid more for it doesn’t change that, and to those that do control the means of production, I am just as disposable. That’s why I have to save and invest; to give myself a way to support my family when that happens.

They are labor aristocracy

doctors, lawyers, tech bros, small business owners, drop shippers, celebrities: they are also petite-bourgeois.