In a framework where one& #39;s outcomes and virtue are determined by one& #39;s position in the oppressor/oppressed hierarchy — to the oppressor, success; to the oppressed, virtue — being functional, stable and happy are outright suspicious and thus very rarely signaled even when enjoyed https://twitter.com/SarahTheHaider/status/1385327347751063554">https://twitter.com/SarahTheH...

If your social circles play this game and you have visible success in status, career or wealth, you can compensate by publicly making yourself a hot mess, especially if you explictly link it to some socially or politically salient crisis

The incentives here are driving our young elites to present themselves in a state of constant breakdown, or near to it. It& #39;s amazing to watch

I don& #39;t think they& #39;re faking it, either. I think they& #39;d genuinely be happier and more resilient if that didn& #39;t have a substantial social cost