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Ambition once came with a promise: a home, a salary, progress and fulfilment. What happens when that promise is broken? Meet the women who are turning their backs on consumerism, materialism and burnout

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[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 160 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Completely ridiculous that they quoted Kim Kardashian...

The soft life approach is not without its critics. In 2022, Kim Kardashian infamously claimed that women need to “get your fucking ass up and work” as “it seems like nobody wants to work these days”. She was forced to apologise – after it was pointed out that coming from a rich, already-famous family in LA would have its advantages in the job market.

But I never liked how this movement picked up the name "lazy girl job". Bros can be lazy too...

I could have pulled in 6 figures after the Navy, but it would have been a shitty job that I fucking hated.

So I went back to school, got a degree that interests me, did that for a few years, then got a cushy decently paid office job that didn't care what my degree was about.

I'm not maximizing my income, but I also essentially get UBI because I'm a disabled vet.

I'm basically living the progressive dream. And if everyone got the stuff I did, we'd be happier and more productive as a society. Along with a shit ton less crime, because people have something to lose.

Our current hyper capitalist society only works for people like Kim Kardashian that start out wealthy and connected, and those idiots constantly insist the only reason they're wealthy is they work harder. I was doing manual labor before I was a teenager. There's no way in hell Kim has worked a single day harder then I did as a child, but she legitimately believes she busts her ass, all the wealthy elites do.

Because they're surrounded by people they pay to tell them what they want to hear, and everyone else is a "hater".

[–] phoneymouse@lemmy.world 44 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Kim Kardashian is only rich because she sucked a dudes dick and made a sex tape of it, pretty much with the hopes it would be leaked and make her famous.

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 49 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It wasn't even her plan...

She was Paris Hilton's assistant (still no idea why she needed an assistant) when her sex tape legitimately leaked, and Kim saw her go from an fairly anonymous rich girl to nationally famous overnight.

And wanted to follow suit.

[–] EatATaco@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

She had a fairly popular reality tv show at the time and was already pretty well established as an it girl and model. Im hard pressed to say she was fairly anonymous. That's what made the sex tape such a big deal was because it was of someone famous.

Don't get me wrong, I buy your story that kim saw the value of the leaked tape. Just having lived through that as a horny young man, I'm not sure I agree with the characterization that she was fairly anonymous.

[–] whereisk@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

To be fair, plenty of sex tapes have leaked or "leaked" with a lot of noise over the years, very few people have translated them to massive wealth (games, reality shows, modelling, branding, appearances etc). Whoever is managing them (their mum perhaps?) is very smart in at least that they know how to leverage opportunity, and they're smart enough to listen to that person.

Yeah, Kris Kardashian is known as their "momager"

[–] ChrisLicht@lemm.ee 15 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Her father was also one of the highest-earning crim defense lawyers.

[–] BakerBagel@midwest.social 8 points 2 years ago

Who became famous for being a defense lawyer for the most watched murder trial in history.

She's famous because her parents were famous, and her family made a pointed campaign to continue making money off of reality tv and being proto-influencers.

Like it or not, a lot of people genuinely enjoy reality TV as entertainment and having characters to watch and gossip about. Kim K is in the entertainment industry.

[–] Whiskey_iicarus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 26 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Same ship, different service. The safety net affords me the ability to find what I really want to do without tying my life to a single job or place.

I also think that it can be brought to other citizens through other community activities. Why don't we offer similar incentives to teachers? 10yr of teaching in exchange for UBI. Or doctors. Or rebuilding the crumbling infrastructure.

I'm guessing that your VA/service income doesn't just go straight to savings either. A lot of it goes right back into the economy through purchasing and associated taxes paid on those things. At least mine does.

The US military is the largest socialist organization in the world and I wish they would extend that to the rest of its citizens without the downside of PTSD, death, and a lifetime of physical and mental ailments.

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yeah, it's essentially BAH lol.

Every year it goes up, and every year I make it my new monthly payment for my mortgage.

The US military is the largest socialist organization in the world

I say this all the time, it's 100% true.

The vast majority of our issues would disappear if everyone got that stuff. And we could pay for it all just be taxing the 1% of wealthiest people and corporations.

The only reason to not want it, is if those wealthy people give you a shit ton of money to not want it.

[–] Whiskey_iicarus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I've thought this for a while, but maybe our service to country isn't done with a DD214. The current situation in the US and world at large makes me think I can still do some good. Maybe politics needs more people who think like you and me.

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago

I got told once in the military:

If you don't want to be in charge of a bunch of idiots, one of those idiots is gonna be in charge of you.

And it's pretty accurate, even on the civilian side.

[–] hibsen@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

Politics definitely needs people who think like both of you.

[–] whoreticulture@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

They quoted Kim Kardashian as a foil in this story haha

[–] skittle07crusher@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Oh thank god somebody had said it

all I want is basic media literacy lol

[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 2 points 2 years ago

But but but HaRd WoRk DoEs NoT EqUaL VaLuAbLe wOrK!!!

-Bootlickers

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca -4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

But I never liked how this movement picked up the name "lazy girl job". Bros can be lazy too...

This article isn't about men. "Meet the women who..", it says.

We must have achieved peak equality if the 47% minority are cut out of the piece because we're not relevant.

[–] 0xD@infosec.pub 3 points 2 years ago

Cry more because of one article focussing on women, lmao.