Neal Gabler piece still resonating w/me. All the outward signs of success, some bad decisions, financially insecure. http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2016/05/my-secret-shame/476415/ …
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Replying to @GlennF
Some people have ridiculed this essay b/c they maintain he’s moaning about not having enough. I’d argue that he & wife got caught in
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Replying to @GlennF
a very reasonable trap: they assumed that they were upwardly bound (not for riches, but stability). They weren’t.
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Replying to @GlennF
You can read it and say, “Stinking entitled bastard,” or realize he’s exposing how people we see as “successful” maintain a silence.
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Replying to @GlennF
Gabler is a bit like explaining how some models damage their health & then girls are expected to model their appearance.
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It’s not “keeping up with Joneses” but seeing that there’s a path to follow that’s an illusion.
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@avantgame Should I invest generational money (grandparents and ours) in funding $60,000 a year college costs or help invest in 1st company2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
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@avantgame I may game the system and reduce two years and lay down debt so they’d qualify for better aid1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
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