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

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2016/04/too-many...
Vigorous meetinghouse
  08/19/16
immiserating is a great word
Appetizing hell
  08/19/16
That's what caught my attention.
Vigorous meetinghouse
  08/19/16
men alone share the crushing burden of chasing the increasin...
Flesh naked spot filthpig
  08/19/16
how is it only men? most women need to work for their food t...
Arrogant Aphrodisiac Hall
  08/19/16
Oh, the burden.
Vigorous meetinghouse
  08/19/16
Nowadays yes, but that's mostly a consequence of feminism.
Jade razzmatazz gas station mad cow disease
  04/14/17
I love you.
Big bipolar round eye
  12/26/16
Among equally smart men and women, men, on average, gravitat...
greedy laser beams pit
  10/14/16
Depression Ring Posted earlier, but this is THE SINGLE BE...
Vigorous meetinghouse
  10/14/16
Good luck.
Vigorous meetinghouse
  12/09/16
NYT: The American Dream, Quantified at Last (aka We're Fucke...
Vigorous meetinghouse
  12/09/16
A Dilemma for Humanity: Stark Inequality or Total War htt...
Vigorous meetinghouse
  12/09/16
Merry Christmas!
Vigorous meetinghouse
  12/25/16
This article made me cry
obsidian state elastic band
  12/25/16
Happy Sunday!
greedy laser beams pit
  07/23/17
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Opaque mildly autistic dragon theater
  07/23/17
The Costs of Being a Millennial http://xoxohth.com/thread...
Vigorous meetinghouse
  11/12/17
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Sepia metal school giraffe
  01/26/19
Workism Is Making Americans Miserable https://www.theatla...
Vigorous meetinghouse
  02/25/19
i'm unemployed
Galvanic corner
  08/20/19
How Life Became an Endless, Terrible Competition Meritocrac...
Vigorous meetinghouse
  08/20/19
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Sepia metal school giraffe
  08/20/19
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mind-boggling topaz boltzmann
  02/21/20
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Vibrant Scourge Upon The Earth
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Vigorous meetinghouse
  03/06/22
Plutocratic dreamin' on such a winter's daaaaaayy
Rusted principal's office sandwich
  03/06/22
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salmon thirsty roommate
  06/26/22


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Date: August 19th, 2016 6:36 PM
Author: Vigorous meetinghouse

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: Appetizing hell

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: Vigorous meetinghouse

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: Flesh naked spot filthpig

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: Arrogant Aphrodisiac Hall

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: Vigorous meetinghouse

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: Jade razzmatazz gas station mad cow disease

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: Big bipolar round eye

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: greedy laser beams pit

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: Vigorous meetinghouse

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: Vigorous meetinghouse

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: Vigorous meetinghouse

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: Vigorous meetinghouse

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: Vigorous meetinghouse

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: obsidian state elastic band

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: greedy laser beams pit

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: Opaque mildly autistic dragon theater



(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: Vigorous meetinghouse

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: Sepia metal school giraffe



(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: Vigorous meetinghouse

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: Galvanic corner

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: Vigorous meetinghouse

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: Sepia metal school giraffe



(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: mind-boggling topaz boltzmann



(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: Vibrant Scourge Upon The Earth



(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: Vigorous meetinghouse



(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: Rusted principal's office sandwich

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: salmon thirsty roommate



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3326997&forum_id=2#44747959)