now I want to read an essay about moving between classes, marrying up/down, and gender
-
-
although also, I think doing something offbeat and weird for your profession can add +1 or +2 status points e.g. the accountant who races sailboats, or the software engineer who farms the other thing doesn't have to be high status, but the quirkiness itself signalls something ?
-
(N.B. this is not me trying to claim a status bump, bc (a) I'm not, (b) it wouldn't work even if I tried). Just noting that I've seen this effect e.g. w my friend Dan who's a CTO / farmer, and other friends.
End of conversation
New conversation -
-
-
“You can’t go by Reinhold Messner. Reinhold Messner is insane.”
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.