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> Indeed the conspicuous embrace of “elite values” by journalists and academics is often little more than an aspirational attempt to remain connected to an eco
by arkh 7y ago
> Indeed the conspicuous embrace of “elite values” by journalists and academics is often little more than an aspirational attempt to remain connected to an economically distant elite—just as educated millennials’ conspicuous consumption of “experiences” often serves as a necessary distraction from the grim reality that most will never be able to own a home.
> An entire “creative class” ideology was constructed to explain this phenomenon, but its intensity simply concealed the desperation of second-tier elites to assuage their status anxiety.
The author doesn't pull any punch sent the bourgeoisie way.
- Daishiman 7y agoIt's refreshing really.
- WilliamEdward 7y agoAgreed. Although, on a website made by a company that funds the bourgeoisie, i'd imagine most people here are frustrated.
- sangnoir 7y ago> Although, on a website made by a company that funds the bourgeoisie ...in the hope that their venture,by some miracle, is the winning ticket to join the elite - usually by being "blessed" by an elite via a 6- or (preferbly) 9-figure acquisition