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The fifth estate[1] has apparently existed for a while now, despite my hatred of all "nth estate" nomenclature

Seriously, in the US, if you regard the clergy, nobleman and peasants (the traditional first 3 estates) as the most important power structures, then you need to recalibrate your world view.

[1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifth_Estate



That's the origin of the phrase, yes, but in the US the phrase "Fourth Estate" has been bastardized to mean "Fourth Branch of Government".




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