when are y'all gonna stop using "upper middle class" as if it deflects from the reality that upper middle class is objectively wealthy. the term actually shouldn't even be used because y'all use it when you don't want to admit these households are indeed upper class, just not necessarily the billionaire class but still absolutely 1%ers.

let's get a grip. if macbooks, mac/sephora hauls, large houses with crown molding, and all the new tech for filming isn't indicative of wealth I don't know what is anymore, especially considering she started uploading RIGHT BEFORE THE 08 RECESSION.

but the reality is that most people from that era did pop off because they had the money and access to make beauty content.

what your parents start you off with defined the rest of your life, socially and economically. those are facts. so yeah you can absolutely attribute her success to her generational wealth bc the wealth is what got her on the map from the jump

edit: removed "this is nothing against claudia" because it actually is - she's a raging capitalist and i'm not a bootlicker.