Occasionally I’ll come across a longread that will make me think, “Oh my god (positive).”
Recognizing these broader frameworks frees you from contempt for yourself and, critically, other people. It grows, rather than shrinks, your capacity to contain both the challenges and joys of modern life. (Nuance? In this economy?) You become more durable, not less, when you realize setbacks are not a referendum on your personal ability, and fulfillment comes more easily when you stop expecting what’s broken to make you feel whole.
I just feel like I’ve seen a sliver of this kind of “WSJ comment section disdain” among people I know and am friends with. But/And I feel like I know them well enough that I can see that some of that contempt may be inwardly directed. This article talks about WSJ readers, but seeing the parallels with my friends made me think that it’s also more broadly a hazard of privilege in a capitalist society.