To judge the true social situation of a country, you can refer to its popular film and television cultural works.

If most characters in the works are portrayed as capitalists, bureaucrats, corporate executives, social elites, middle class, etc., then it indicates that ordinary people here are living worse than death;
If most characters are portrayed as skilled workers, ordinary office workers, small civil servants, service staff, small shop owners, etc., then it suggests that social competition in this country is not very fierce, and ordinary people can also have basic living conditions and citizen dignity.