Noone else has time so make some friends in the middle class.

There is this theory that I remember reading before.  I think it might have been Peter Drucker.

Basically people are either becoming incredibly intelligent knowledge workers with high wages, or they are becoming incredibly strong physical labor workers with low wages.

I've been mulling this theory over in my mind as I fantasize about achieving financial independence in the future.

Its like the workforce is becoming an hour glass with the high paid people on top, a few in the middle, and the lower paid people on the bottom.

Now the highly paid people on top do not have time for you, because their time is valuable.  They have to put in the extra hours to stay on top of their field.

Likewise the lowly paid people on bottom do not have time for you, because their time is valuable.  They have to put in the extra hours just to make the ends meet.

But the guy in the middle?  They don't necessarily have to improve to get to the top, nor do they need to put in so many hours.  They are the beneficiaries of the incredibly time savings that technology has provided.  They still get to choose which direction they want to go, even if that direction includes eating lunch together for an hour as friends.

Choose wisely.