You write this article as if you are the first person to realize it, and that this is a new trend in society and before people were all humble farmer's. Sure there were no Kings of rank, and they had no servants and lived and ate the finer things in life, of course the counts and noble men and the high society back in the day is only an imagination. Maybe in your eye, but this is life and what you write is people, as long as people have the drive for something better life will go on as you write. Although, you don't have to live that way and you don't have to live for the finer things that is a choice. By the way, I was raised to think as an independant person but my mother would never think living me alone on a subway is going to make me some how tougher in life.. What were you thinking seriously? Are you so desperate to prove other's wrong, that you would risk your child? Be a parent, don't ever turn your child into your study, he deserves better..