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I know it's totally backwards, but I feel weird when I go to a neighborhood that doesn't have above ground lines.

I've never actually been on a vacation, so maybe my view of what constitutes luxury isn't the norm... Yeah without context I get that 100k+ is just a really good livable income.

So I suppose it depends how long they've had it and if they have generational wealth. Like I've earned 100k but I'm the only one in my family to do so, so I spend most of it working down debt, and supporting family.

I get that there are richer people. But of my personal experience, it seems like people that don't have that kind of reverse inheritance of poor roots get to live such carefree lives.

While still being working class ofc

His work is THE HUSTLE and NETWORKING with the office manager about getting half-caff pods while she's trying to go HOME to her CHILDREN heh while he's grinding that INBOX ZERO productivity, carefully reading and NODDING INTENTLY - BROW STITCHED IN INTENSE CONCENTRATION as he scans every single business opportunity email and either archives (never delete a lead (NDaL life)) or replies to each one individually. Sleep or inbox zero? The choice is easy for the grinder

Don't blame me, I only know hot chip

Wasn't at all surprised to scroll up and see "mentor" in their byline

Wtf James

Growing up poor, and eventually working my way into a tech job dealt me a long stream of culture shocks. Just socialising with people earning over 100k is wild. The vacations, hobbies, and even anecdotes, are all so different than what I imagined. I feel I betray my roots a thousand times a day.

I know this is just basic working class petit bourgeois stuff (that I'm part of), but the carefree attitude is so alien to me. I can't imagine feeling so entitled to luxury.

I found this was more the case early on into quitting. The author's advice of pushing through the discomfort and saying what you wish you could is perfect. It really helps ratchet up a social engagement into gear. After a while you get used to just speaking your mind, more earnestly than ever before in my case.

Keep it up and you'll be laughing and crying in the pub's booth just like old times, walking home tired and wobbly from oversharing. Yes you'll even cringe at your inability to keep your big mouth closed.

Kingdoms of Amalur is a great example of a perfectly enjoyable, mid action RPG. It's not going to like define a generation, but every time it comes up I think back on it fondly.

I would like another like it.

I worked on the piece of microfiction I said I would, so while that isn't a lot of content it's still more actual polished output than I've managed for a while, so I'm happy about that. I just finished reading Fahrenheit 451, and something about Bradbury's dreamy character driven style and crunchy concepts motivated me set my own snippet around a "fire" as well. This is a slice of the larger world from the rest of my project.

Here's an Etherpad link to the short snippet I wrote. Any critique very welcome. Feel free to edit that document too, if you feel so moved. :)

Further inspo: Whale Snows Down by Kim Bo-Young, for choosing an unusual protagonist.

Reminds me of my poor N64 controller after renting Mario Party.

I think you got it. The op was probably fixating on the biggest impact that they can see, but that's going to vary by community and who is reading this.

Also huge shocker, diverse groups of people also need to be mindful of this shit.

It's the reason good "DEI" policies are important. If you just start hiring people from more diverse backgrounds (good) then have them land in a toxic work environment with 0 support (bad) then they're not likely to thrive.