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> It is an idyllic, almost utopian, perspective. There is an imagined logic at play, entirely divorced from reality. In the world where Substack were an expedit
by datatrashfire 3y ago
> It is an idyllic, almost utopian, perspective. There is an imagined logic at play, entirely divorced from reality. In the world where Substack were an expeditious route to “more people” being able to “make a good and profitable career out of writing”, we would also live in a world where you bought your lamp chops from a butcher, your baguette from a bakery, your stilton from a cheesemonger and your wine from a vintner, rather than just everything from a supermarket.
- mvdtnz 3y agoWhat an incredibly odd quote. I do buy my lamb* chops from a butcher, bread from a bakery, cheese from a cheesemonger and I don't drink wine but I buy beer from a brewery. I don't live in an "idyllic utopia", this is normal.
- Lacerda69 3y agoI would consider it an privilege for the rich and wealthy that few can enjoy. It is far from normal.
- serallak 3y agoReally? Maybe it's location dependent... I live in an European city, I have multiple butchers, bakeries and fruits and vegetables shops within walking distance. My area is most certainly not an upscale area, quite the reverse in fact.
- mvdtnz 3y agoHuh? My butcher sells meat cheaper than the supermarket. The bakery is about the same price unless you only buy total garbage bread. Breweries sell their beer cheaper than supermarkets sell the same brand.
- elzbardico 3y agoCongratulations. It took you some time, but you finally figured what most of us have discovered a lot of time ago: we are rich by any objective standard when compared to most of the population
- mvdtnz 3y agoWhat?