[T]he triple-H population and the precariat are both classes produced by postindustrial, digital socÂiety and as such, they form an entirely diffÂerent form of class interest, a line drawn between them and the classes of old: worker, middle class and the rich. What the triple-H people often don’t understand, however, is that most people do not function like them and do indeed still find meanÂing and security in the conventional work life – even the ones who don’t like their jobs find structure and context to their lives and earn a much valued paycheck. The demands for basic income are hence often premature and naive, not least because they overÂlook the developmental psychology of the population. The triple-H people are children of a new society, and their needs and their solutions are, in the last instance, at odds with the modern, capitalist system. But the group is growing and so is their relative power within the global capitalist economy.
Hanzi Freinacht in Metamoderna. The Reign of Hackers, Hipsters & Hippies
