We’ve been looking at the poverty line all wrong for decades now…
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I think the pretty simple answer to these questions is Debt.
Hood Critic
The Power Circle
The original article and rebuttals have all been fascinating. I'm waiting on the article/essay centered around dollar weakness being the true culprit here.
Social media driven FOMO is causing a lot of this, but its going to take forever to get to acknowledge that they shouldn’t be doing all the frivolous shyt
Mantis Toboggan M.D.
I’m here for the scraps
I have a theory that this is why you don’t hear many new punk rock or metal bands either. All that equipment is expensive (my guitar wasn’t exactly a top tier brand and cost I think close to $200 back in 2002 so they have to cost way more now) and since fewer and fewer people can afford a house anymore there’s no place for the kids to set up and play their instruments. It bleeds into everything.
The Historic Reversal of Cultural Affordability - The American Prospect
America used to be a pioneer in democratizing culture.
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This is what I’m talking about because things literally used to be cheaper for general entertainment
The Historic Reversal of Cultural Affordability - The American Prospect
America used to be a pioneer in democratizing culture.
This is what I’m talking about because things literally used to be cheaper for general entertainment
Yea he kinda touched on this in his part about the “cost of participation”.