Prole Drift Tourism: Tacky Trips for a Shrinking Middle Class

<p><span>The middle class can’t afford Aspen, Nantucket, or Amalfi anymore—so where do they go? Welcome to the world of prole drift travel destinations: Las Vegas buffets, Cancún all-inclusive resorts, Rocky Point road trips, the Redneck Riviera, Thailand, and the Poconos. Places originally populated by college students, vice seekers, and working-class are becoming the default vacation for a downwardly mobile middle class chasing “luxury” on a budget. </span></p><p><br></p><p><span>In this video, we explore:</span></p><p><span>• How destinations like Vegas and Cancún slid from glamour to kitsch</span></p><p><span>• Why Rocky Point, South Padre, and Myrtle Beach became middle-class staples</span></p><p><span>• The cultural signals of “fast food luxury” and “Costco Caribbean” vacations</span></p><p><span>• What these trends say about social mobility and class decline in America</span></p><p><br></p><p><span>Is prole drift just about taste—or is it the geography of middle-class collapse?</span></p><p><br></p><p><span><span></span>Website: nickpardini.com</span></p><p>… a Consultation: forms.gle/X4PRyPn2gWjudtBw9</p><p>… a Call: calendly.com/afwithnick</p><p>Link to Upcoming Tour Locations: eventbrite.com/o/80560975783</p><p>… Old Money Reading List: nickpardini.substack.com/subs...</p><…: open.spotify.com/show/3e5cwqQ...</p><… Nick AF Tour Survey: forms.gle/xHeP5PsimDbr6dJ26</p><br/&g… Inquiries: <a href='redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle… & Opt-Out: <a href='redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircl…;