@edavidds @metzgov Hm, I suppose "disappointed" is the key factor... People I've known in non-prestige jobs seem to enjoy sharing how they contribute to the community, whether working in a hospice or in a sawmill or working their way up the ladder at Starbucks...
@edavidds @metzgov Otoh I have a few childhood friends who became quants / crypto bros and retired by 30, they're the ones who seem to prefer to talk about their latest exotic adventure and complain about "what do you do?" ...
@edavidds @metzgov If I have to choose between embarrassing someone who chooses not to work vs someone who's too busy working a tough job to become "interesting", my sympathies are with the workers.
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Reply · Dec 16, 2022@vaporous_ford Ahh, hmm, perhaps there’s another sense of “contributing to the community” - contributing to the social prestige of the area by being…Quote tweet · Feb 12, 2023what if you consistently find yourself withdrawing from communities feeling worn out and disappointed?…Reply · Sep 9, 2022@faithfulfootman Like being competent and quick, dislike the extra effort it takes and lack of appreciation for the effortReply · Aug 2, 2022@Coscorrodrift 🥹 I believe them too… work can be a great source of social affirmation for misfits (normie SJWs will never understand)