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I dont get this. Bullshit jobs, pointless existence, drinking in bars, gentrifiers, working class...? It sounds like communist manifest. Most londoners I know

by jkot 12y ago

I dont get this. Bullshit jobs, pointless existence, drinking in bars, gentrifiers, working class...? It sounds like communist manifest. Most londoners I know are in constant buzz just to keep flowing. London problems could be fixed in four simple steps: 1) introduce 0.1% property tax 2) build a few decent schools 3) improve subway 4) deregulate high raise buildings

keithpeter 12y ago
Erm - are you a local?
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EliRivers 12y ago
Most londoners I know are in constant buzz just to keep flowing. You don't get what the article is talking about, but you can turn around and say something as hard to interpret as that? Is this some kind of drugs reference, or are you saying people work hard, or they're always excited? What the hell is "flowing"?
- Crito 12y ago
  I think he means that people in London are chronic drinkers, as a way of coping with their environment/existence.
  - walshemj 12y ago
    Well compared to a Lot of Americans we are
alvarosm 12y ago
Both the author of the article and the people he talks about, embody the most absolute emptiness. You're not like them, it's understandable that you don't get it. I'm going to call it bullshit culture: a bunch of disoriented beings who don't know whether to worship filth or opulence, estranged from anything resembling critical thinking, reviving the most superficial communist doctrine of the 60s.