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How many of you have high paying jobs, and how have you prevented your material means and social circles from eroding your leftist convictions? (hexbear.net)

submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I am on the precipice of one and don't want that to turn me into a disengaged normies, lib, or chud. I know that a local DSA chapter was financially backed by a person of incredible means, so I wonder what keeps such people left wing or at least SocDem.

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[–] [email protected] 41 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

I make more money than ever and it hasn't stopped my leftist ideals. If anything, it's only emboldened my resolve.

But here's the straight dope: I live a very isolated life. My friends lower on the economic totempole see me differently. Not necessarily negatively, but I noticed as I "made it" that relations started to change. I've had a buddy of mine confide in me that he feels embarrassed to hang out because he's been so unsuccessful. I suspect my other working-class friends feel similarly.

And because I can't relate to the Libshits around me at work and in the burbs, I have like maybe 2 friends I can sort of hang with and even then, their bad takes on the world are incredible. Meanwhile I'm constantly minding my "financial freedom" in paying bills, saving for college, figuring out taxes, figuring out insurance... which is fucking exhausting. Tangent: I'd rather have money than not have money in this hellscape (who wouldn't) but minding your shit after a certain level of income is basically another fucking job.

So yeah. Wife and I made it (whatver bullshit that means) and I might as well go live on an island. Which only proves to me how atomized we really are. If I had no money I'd strive for financial stability and have that consume my thoughts and motivations. Now I have money and the parts of life that matter most (friendship, piece of mind, personal fulfillment, etc) are unobtainable.

Which only makes me more of a Leftist.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 5 months ago

so fun how class mobility rips apart the social network you used to have while at the same time putting you around people you don't want to spend time with