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Sarah
is 85% done
Still feeling lots of kinship with JD Vance’s experiences, but loathing his often-clueless (and always white-privileged) conclusions about what they mean for our society, as evidenced by gems such as this one:
“[Barack Obama] conducts himself with the confidence that comes from knowing that the modern American meritocracy was built for him.”
— Aug 20, 2020 03:21AM
“[Barack Obama] conducts himself with the confidence that comes from knowing that the modern American meritocracy was built for him.”
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Sarah
is 30% done
There are large parts of this book that feel incredibly familiar and I identify with a lot, and then there are parts where this guy writes/says nonsense like this:
"In other words, bad neighborhoods no longer plague only urban ghettos; the bad neighborhoods have spread to the suburbs."
and
"Appa-lay-sha"
For the pronunciation of this last word alone, it was worth opting for the audio - now I know.
— Aug 17, 2020 06:00AM
"In other words, bad neighborhoods no longer plague only urban ghettos; the bad neighborhoods have spread to the suburbs."
and
"Appa-lay-sha"
For the pronunciation of this last word alone, it was worth opting for the audio - now I know.
