I can't find it, but there was a bank that had a "mock poor people" themed costume party around Occupy Wall Street time 
this post was submitted on 23 Sep 2026
49 points (100.0% liked)
chat
8669 readers
262 users here now
Chat is a text only community for casual conversation, please keep shitposting to the absolute minimum. This is intended to be a separate space from c/chapotraphouse or the daily megathread. Chat does this by being a long-form community where topics will remain from day to day unlike the megathread, and it is distinct from c/chapotraphouse in that we ask you to engage in this community in a genuine way. Please keep shitposting, bits, and irony to a minimum.
As with all communities posts need to abide by the code of conduct, additionally moderators will remove any posts or comments deemed to be inappropriate.
Thank you and happy chatting!
founded 5 years ago
MODERATORS
Stephen J Baum offices, as featured in China Miéville's On Social Sadism
This person knows a lot of words
Haha wtf
Yes
I personally know someone who is the heir to a petroleum industry fortune yet works a menial retail job, allows this job to stress him out to no end, constantly expresses fear and worry about not being able to pay bills, and then everything he needs is airdropped into his life by his fabulously wealthy family who pay for everything. Like literally just doing a working class job for no reason. It's bizarre.
Conceptually I understand the desire to follow some project or purpose. I guess I just would do something more interesting than a normal 9to5 if I had the means to do so.
I think if I did this I would have the decency not to tell people around me who could actually suffer if they don't make enough money how stressed I am by my imaginary play money job.
Sing along with the common people
Great song
I know someone who had me lend them money once since they were 'broke', and it turns out their family are rich, pay all their bills, bought them a house, and just clear their debts periodically. Couldn't believe it.
Isn’t that what Undercover Boss was?
Expensive designer ripped jeans are very much exaclty this, as are brand name t shirts and the like
There is "working class chic" fashion so probably.
We have a saying "all hat and no cattle"
Tiffany has a £945 empty tin can (looks exactly like a can of beans without the label) made of silver, does that count?
I’m sorry what?
They’ve fetishized the beans
Must beanis to have that kind of money
10/10 no notes
Mike Rowe?
Iirc Mike Rowe is pretty pro-worker in a meaningful-ish way but yes, like Mike Rowe.
No, he’s pro-work, but he is a free market libertarian type person who supports capitalism which makes him anti-worker whatever else he might say.
Mike Rowe is a libertarian piece of shit that deserves to be fed to pigs.
The entire town of Jackson Hole, WY
President George W. Bush clears cedar at his ranch in Crawford, Texas, Friday, Aug. 9, 2002.
Isn't that like when Balenciaga sells nasty torn-up t-shirts that costs the same as a small car?
A lot of them think they are the working class
I think it a pseudo austerity. But they're not eating beans and rice, its wagyu tacos.