also, come on, even if it is somewhat uncommon among the most narrowly defined strata of peers, it is fundamentally normie....
also, come on, even if it is somewhat uncommon among the most narrowly defined strata of peers, it is fundamentally normie. regardless of the content of your writing you have the lifestyle of an unremarkable bourgoise. this isn't a bad thing necessarily, it worked for flaubert and ballard
Yeah, bourgeoisie. Burger. These are “clerks”. Maybe “middle class” as a narrow respite from commoners’ vulnerability but ultimately employees, men in grey flannel suits lacking autonomy, not building things for themselves.
Which I’m not reading as a personal moral flaw so much as a statement of the changed character of the economy.
My father’s brother is a highly paid employee, probably 1 of 12 VPs for a stadium catering company, I honestly couldn’t tell you what he does either but trust it’s something someone finds useful, it’s just not the path I expected so many of those people to take