STATUS REPORT: Antsy Neighbors

For members of the productive professional class, anything that isn't optimized can feel like an indulgence. It's why friction feels like warmth.

Europe, California

Good taste use to be a good business. Now, it’s an obstacle to big businesses looking to scale up by drilling down on cultural correlations. It’s the reason you’re going to be reading a lot about cruising the Med.

Augustine Sedgewick: "The Fear of Being a Loser Never Goes Away"

Caddyshackled → The Prep Effect → Semiconfabulators

Fake Work → Diplomaniacs → Elmoquent Speakers

Brown v. Bored and Educated → Summery Judgment → Polo Bear-ish

American Idolatry → δ Hurts → Socialized Headicine

Inside the Upside Down → Passive Regression → Estate of Play

Horace Mayonnaise → Oolong Tea Party→ How We Fight

Big Cat Finance → Effable Studs → High Middle Digits

Weaponized Ambiance → "Tacky" Sticks → Shank You Very Much!

Up and to the Right→ Resting Rich Face → Nuke Karastan

Mandatory Indulgences → Spicy Ginger → Loyalty Programmed

Illicit Gains → Desktoplessness → Sandra Bollocks

Fractal Snobs → Excessive Thrift → Rich Texts

Human as a Verb → Autopenmanship → Negative Progress

The End of Self-Control → Gen Executor → Engineered Elite

Con Artistry → Tasteful Brandhumping → Leveraged Despair

What Gets Passed Down → Wolfing Stupid Pills → Hollywood Misdirector

Empirical Violence → Professional Chicken → The Unworking Class

Totally Spent → Hinokipokey → The DEIs of March

White Collars Soaked in Cold Sweat → Rich Friend Gap

Critical Faculties → Madame Xtreme → Lactic Acid Luxury

Pitbull Market → Glaser Tag → High-Stakes Bullshit

Walk-Away Jobs → S&P SaPs → The Kermitage