What makes a person an "elite?" [View All]

[CoffeeCat]

I'm really wondering---what defines a person as an "elite?"

Is it income? Net worth?

Attitude?

The kind of car you drive or the size of your house?

Education level? Are you elite if you have a college degree?

Choice of morning beverage? Latte or Folgers?

If you listen to economists and other experts, and rely on their opinions--does that make you elite?

If you're able to understand when politicians are lying or pandering--and you do not buy into their
orchestrated soundbytes--does that make you elite--because you don't take the bait?

I know plenty of millionaires who wear ratty t-shirts and never comb their hair. Are they elites?

Conversely, I know people with modest incomes who prop up their trinket cache with credit cards. They
look a lot better than some of the millionaires. Are they elites or wannabees?

Conversely---what is the opposite of an "elite" and what common attributes do these "non-elites" share?
Are they lower income? Are their attitudes special or different from non elites....if so, how?

I'm just trying to understand what an "elite" is.