Thinkers vs Makers?

I spent most of yesterday, June 29th, in Washington DC at the Poor People's March. During the ride to and from, there was a lot of discussion and strategizing. I also realized that there didn't seem to be many people either on the bus, or at the march, like me. It's not that I asked folks what they did for a living, but I can guess there weren't many help desk analysts who, due to a job loss, are now DoorDashing, at the event.

That got me to thinking about another way the ruling class has disrupted solidarity. At least in America, the main way of dividing the working class is to pit lower-middle to lower class rural voters against their urban counterparts. Another division may be based on the type of work people do. Under normal circumstances, I make profits for the boss through what I know; I am what may be called a "Knowledge worker". Many professionals in my field, and related fields, probably see little in common with the person bagging their groceries or serving them their coffee. In some cases, they may be making similar salaries, and be subject to the same or similar metrics of performance.

What would happen if a person providing tech support or working as a programmer saw themselves as having more in common with a grocery bagger or barista than with Elon Musk or Jeff Bezos? It might make for a different class dynamic.