Reply to Colleges with the most trustafarians?

Forum Index » College and University Discussion

Reply to "Colleges with the most trustafarians? "

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]NYT list of  most 1% ers probably has a high correlation.[/quote]

Maybe, but there is a big difference between a 1% and a trustafarian.[/quote]

Yes and no. Both ARE the 1%, the dreadlocked crowd just pretends they aren't, like DCUM people say they do.[/quote]

No, it isn't the same.  Lots of kids in the 1%, particularly the lower end of the 1%, will have to largely live on what they earn.  So, if they want to live a 1% lifestyle, they will need to get a job that pays well.  That is very different than a trustafarian who has the luxury to take a random non-profit job or "freelance" while still living a 1% lifestyle.

Anyone in the 1% has a leg up and a decent cushion, e.g. probably going to school loan free, but many of those will have to live on whatever they earn.[/quote]

I think we define trustafarian differently.

To me- a trustafarian is a kid standing outside the dead show saying "I need a miracle" hoping for their free ticket while living generously on family money or parental support. I went through a trustafarian phase, so I knew a lot of them. Most people we called "trustafarians" came from extremely privileged backgrounds but it was more of a phase (rich kid goes hippy! Buck the establishment!!!) Rather than having anything to do with who can or cannot work long term forever. [/quote]

What I was thinking of was a few folks I know who were very vocal criticisms of anyone who took a non-save the world type job and were admittedly concerned about their salary, then and in the future.

That's all well and good, but when those conversations were followed by talk of the Upper East Side two-bedroom "he" was buying, his world travel, etc it rang completely hollow because he could "save the world," while maintaining a lifestyle others could only ever hope to obtain from very different job choices.

I don't begrudge those opportunities, but I didn't appreciate the self-righteousness and the indignation that other people would "sell-out" and go to Wall Street or law.[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics