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tl;dr: 'Elites' (or at least those to be found in Who's Who) now prefer to affect a taste for 'ordinariness' instead of preferring high culture or horsey pursui
by goodmachine 3y ago
tl;dr: 'Elites' (or at least those to be found in Who's Who) now prefer to affect a taste for 'ordinariness' instead of preferring high culture or horsey pursuits.
This is the countersignaling phase:
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Countersignaling https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Countersignaling
- defrost 3y agoIt also reflects the curse of 11th generational wealth, Estate heavy, cash poor. Not to mention the Jarvis Cocker fascination: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxhQiiNJG74 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxhQiiNJG74
- ur-whale 3y ago> Not to mention the Jarvis Cocker fascination If you like the Pulp (original AFAICT) version, you have to listen to this cover by Cap'n Kirk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=St8FtbzH_JE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=St8FtbzH_JE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ainyK6fXku0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ainyK6fXku0
- vintermann 3y agoThat's one interpretation. It might also be that having a "normal" life with pets, vacations and cupcakes is sufficiently difficult for regular people today that instagramming about it is elite enough.
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