At least he recognizes class distinction. He didn’t give any solutions other than “do better.” Just whiny elitism doing performance activism. Here’s the solution: Overthrow capitalism. If that’s too difficult for the author, then he should stop pretending to care.
“Whiny elitism doing performance activism” is a very apt summary of Brooks’ whole career, he’s an asshole and idiot with a thesaurus, a graduate degree, and friends in high places who gets misrepresented as a thoughtful person because of those three things.
If you have time for an hour long podcast, “If Books Could Kill” had a fantastic episode calling out all of his garbage
At least he recognizes class distinction. He didn’t give any solutions other than “do better.” Just whiny elitism doing performance activism. Here’s the solution: Overthrow capitalism. If that’s too difficult for the author, then he should stop pretending to care.
“Whiny elitism doing performance activism” is a very apt summary of Brooks’ whole career, he’s an asshole and idiot with a thesaurus, a graduate degree, and friends in high places who gets misrepresented as a thoughtful person because of those three things.
If you have time for an hour long podcast, “If Books Could Kill” had a fantastic episode calling out all of his garbage
https://podcastaddict.com/if-books-could-kill/episode/148580542
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/david-brookss-bobos-in-paradise/id1651876897?i=1000586553668
Thanks. Always looking for new podcasts.
listening to this now – really good so far. thank you.
pretty obvious that those words have never combined in any understandable way for the writer.