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vodkaing · 2 years

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theres this girl in my econ class who came in w a turning point usa hat a couple times and the one time i saw it i was like “huh that sounds familiar” but didnt really care enough to look it up and yesterday i saw her computer wallpaper said Ultra MAGA on it so its safe to say things are going to. take a turn

#i completely forgot about ben shapiros dumb shit little vlog club #theres another guy in here who says hes an econ major but has the most like #middle class white boy coming to college for the first time vibe #we were talking about market 'rationality' and how buying a rolex is a status symbol bc any watch can tell time and its all emotional choice #and he was like 'erm that sounds like a rational choice to me though. to want others to know youre wealthy' and its like damn bitch #is your dad milton friedman or what #too busy being spoonfed to fox news to think about how consumption affects culture and divides classes?#needless 2 say each time he derails the discussion (which is a fucking LOT) it takes a lot in me to not snap #ii think he knows im getting sick of him lol i butted in after he finished and couldnt control how pissed i sounded #but idc you came here to learn about political economy not tote free market shit #actually learn how the world works instead of how theyve distilled it for yu #school thingz

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