The Evidence of the Termites (2026)

The middle class—what does it actually mean? Is it the collection of encyclopedias gathering dust, the Tupperware tucked into the freezer, that annual family road trip, or the side gig of babysitting to make ends meet? Or is it a relic of the past, something that has quietly slipped out of existence? Is it the public bus ride, the neighborhood park from your childhood, or those telltale signs of termites gnawing at the foundation?