TV shows parenting as a hellscape, and in our class-stratified society, it increasingly is. Even well-to-do parents are so consumed with anxiety about developing the human capital of their young assets, they invest in strollers that perfect baby posture. We talk about TV’s Catastrophe, David Graeber’s Utopia of Rules, and the YouTubers who think the best thing they can do financially is to live in their cars, contorting their bodies Snowpiercer-style for capitalism. Also, tune in for the great financial advice we give about never paying extra on your debt.
Linkz:
https://www.jacobinmag.com/…/children-testing-schools-educ…/
https://jezebel.com/for-white-upper-middle-class-moms-and-d…
Outro: Black Tambourine-Throw Aggi From The
