The closer you get to leisure class the more ambitions barbellize: trivial, like seeking out the best chips, or save-the-world. Nothing in between. Does not bode well for postscarcity utopian dreams. They will be unstable.
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yup... a metaphor swirling in my head is that there's a sort of 'personality gravity', and it also acts extra hard on certain kind of people. what's nuanced is distinguishing geek-cool from sociopath-narcissism-zombie-capitalist cool. Most ppl dont care anyway
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Slurms Mackenzie, the original party worm. It's kinda like method acting. Doesn't even need narcissism. Just financial incentives and a talent for faking sociability and popularity. Explains introverts in acting and other more sociable professions.
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