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"Plutocratic dreams of young educated men . . are immiserating fantasies"

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2016/04/too-many...
smoky alpha
  08/19/16
immiserating is a great word
federal rigpig orchestra pit
  08/19/16
That's what caught my attention.
smoky alpha
  08/19/16
men alone share the crushing burden of chasing the increasin...
Stimulating insanely creepy idea he suggested
  08/19/16
how is it only men? most women need to work for their food t...
dashing yellow shitlib regret
  08/19/16
Oh, the burden.
smoky alpha
  08/19/16
Nowadays yes, but that's mostly a consequence of feminism.
multi-colored office
  04/14/17
I love you.
disgusting philosopher-king range
  12/26/16
Among equally smart men and women, men, on average, gravitat...
Thriller Thirsty Macaca Internal Respiration
  10/14/16
Depression Ring Posted earlier, but this is THE SINGLE BE...
smoky alpha
  10/14/16
Good luck.
smoky alpha
  12/09/16
NYT: The American Dream, Quantified at Last (aka We're Fucke...
smoky alpha
  12/09/16
A Dilemma for Humanity: Stark Inequality or Total War htt...
smoky alpha
  12/09/16
Merry Christmas!
smoky alpha
  12/25/16
This article made me cry
ruby bawdyhouse trump supporter
  12/25/16
Happy Sunday!
Thriller Thirsty Macaca Internal Respiration
  07/23/17
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Nubile Filthy Fat Ankles
  07/23/17
The Costs of Being a Millennial http://xoxohth.com/thread...
smoky alpha
  11/12/17
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obsidian organic girlfriend
  01/26/19
Workism Is Making Americans Miserable https://www.theatla...
smoky alpha
  02/25/19
i'm unemployed
Curious dysfunction
  08/20/19
How Life Became an Endless, Terrible Competition Meritocrac...
smoky alpha
  08/20/19
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obsidian organic girlfriend
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Zippy School
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smoky alpha
  03/06/22
Plutocratic dreamin' on such a winter's daaaaaayy
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  03/06/22
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Date: August 19th, 2016 6:36 PM
Author: smoky alpha

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2016/04/too-many-elite-american-men-are-obsessed-with-work/479940/

"Internationally, there is a positive relationship between income and happiness, but the behavioral economist Daniel Kahneman has found that the plutocratic dreams of young educated men, like the ones in the NYU study, are immiserating fantasies:"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3326997&forum_id=2#31224955)



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Date: August 19th, 2016 6:37 PM
Author: federal rigpig orchestra pit

immiserating is a great word

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3326997&forum_id=2#31224962)



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Date: August 19th, 2016 6:38 PM
Author: smoky alpha

That's what caught my attention.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3326997&forum_id=2#31224968)



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Date: August 19th, 2016 6:41 PM
Author: Stimulating insanely creepy idea he suggested

men alone share the crushing burden of chasing the increasingly distant dream of a comfortable lifestyle by working long hours in brutally competitive fields.

but women are the victims because they have to shave their armpits and get catcalled by construction workers

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3326997&forum_id=2#31224987)



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Date: August 19th, 2016 6:43 PM
Author: dashing yellow shitlib regret

how is it only men? most women need to work for their food too.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3326997&forum_id=2#31225002)



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Date: August 19th, 2016 7:33 PM
Author: smoky alpha

Oh, the burden.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3326997&forum_id=2#31225315)



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Date: April 14th, 2017 10:03 AM
Author: multi-colored office

Nowadays yes, but that's mostly a consequence of feminism.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3326997&forum_id=2#33071362)



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Date: December 26th, 2016 4:00 PM
Author: disgusting philosopher-king range

I love you.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3326997&forum_id=2#32234688)



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Date: October 14th, 2016 7:03 PM
Author: Thriller Thirsty Macaca Internal Respiration

Among equally smart men and women, men, on average, gravitate toward making as much money as possible and working long hours to do it.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3326997&forum_id=2#31643336)



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Date: October 14th, 2016 7:05 PM
Author: smoky alpha

Depression Ring

Posted earlier, but this is THE SINGLE BEST XO article - http://www.xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=3369131&forum_id=2

The Depressive Realism Model - http://www.xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=2428504&forum_id=2

"Plutocratic dreams of young educated men . . are immiserating fantasies" - http://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=3326997&forum_id=2

Neoliberalism is creating loneliness. Thats whats wrenching society apart - http://www.xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=3386558&&forum_id=2

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3326997&forum_id=2#31643352)



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Date: December 9th, 2016 1:39 AM
Author: smoky alpha

Good luck.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3326997&forum_id=2#32093262)



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Date: December 9th, 2016 1:49 PM
Author: smoky alpha

NYT: The American Dream, Quantified at Last (aka We're Fucked) - http://www.xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=3453207&forum_id=2

Depression Ring - http://www.xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=3453207&forum_id=2#32096660

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3326997&forum_id=2#32096680)



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Date: December 9th, 2016 1:49 PM
Author: smoky alpha

A Dilemma for Humanity: Stark Inequality or Total War

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/06/business/economy/a-dilemma-for-humanity-stark-inequality-or-total-war.html

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3326997&forum_id=2#32096689)



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Date: December 25th, 2016 11:51 AM
Author: smoky alpha

Merry Christmas!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3326997&forum_id=2#32226169)



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Date: December 25th, 2016 11:59 PM
Author: ruby bawdyhouse trump supporter

This article made me cry

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3326997&forum_id=2#32231212)



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Date: July 23rd, 2017 10:53 AM
Author: Thriller Thirsty Macaca Internal Respiration

Happy Sunday!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3326997&forum_id=2#33836011)



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Date: July 23rd, 2017 10:54 AM
Author: Nubile Filthy Fat Ankles



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3326997&forum_id=2#33836019)



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Date: November 12th, 2017 11:58 AM
Author: smoky alpha

The Costs of Being a Millennial

http://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=3793280&forum_id=2#34667684

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3326997&forum_id=2#34667724)



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Date: January 26th, 2019 4:58 PM
Author: obsidian organic girlfriend



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3326997&forum_id=2#37668518)



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Date: February 25th, 2019 12:24 PM
Author: smoky alpha

Workism Is Making Americans Miserable

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/02/religion-workism-making-americans-miserable/583441/

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3326997&forum_id=2#37840576)



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Date: August 20th, 2019 11:28 AM
Author: Curious dysfunction

i'm unemployed

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3326997&forum_id=2#38713975)



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Date: August 20th, 2019 12:08 AM
Author: smoky alpha

How Life Became an Endless, Terrible Competition

Meritocracy prizes achievement above all else, making everyone—even the rich—miserable. Maybe there’s a way out.

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/09/meritocracys-miserable-winners/594760/

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3326997&forum_id=2#38712599)



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Date: August 20th, 2019 11:22 AM
Author: obsidian organic girlfriend



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3326997&forum_id=2#38713925)



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Date: February 21st, 2020 9:44 AM
Author: Zippy School



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3326997&forum_id=2#39628633)



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Date: February 21st, 2020 9:44 AM
Author: olive base background story



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3326997&forum_id=2#39628634)



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Date: March 6th, 2022 1:49 PM
Author: smoky alpha



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3326997&forum_id=2#44095999)



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Date: March 6th, 2022 1:51 PM
Author: aromatic puppy messiness

Plutocratic dreamin'

on such a winter's daaaaaayy

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3326997&forum_id=2#44096007)



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Date: June 26th, 2022 2:43 PM
Author: Hairraiser big-titted field



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