#trustafarians

[forgottenbones]

Trustafarians: When the Rich Pretend to be Poor

[otterlover58]

Look what I just got in the mail!

Look what I just got in the mail!

My friend from New Jersey just sent me a copy of this book. I didn’t go to work today but I woke up still feeling moody and out of sorts and I sure could use a few laughs. To get in the right mood, I’m drinking a blueberry-pomegranate-banana smoothie and nibbling on some dark-chocolate covered espresso beans (both pictured above). Arranged on the 1970s-looking shag rug, I think my new book feels…

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[lemortmusique-blog]

the welfare bourgeoisie

The media has deemed them “trustafarians” or “hipsters on food stamps” — young, post-collegiate, artsy types trying to live the dream in the big city.  Most are white, come from middle to upper-class families, and many still receive financial help from their parents after their decision to make it on their own.  Most importantly, and controversially though, their poverty comes from a choice, rather than an unfortunate circumstance, and an increasing number of them have started receiving government aid.

EARLY HIPSTER BUSHWICK MUSINGS FROM BACK WHEN I LIVED IN THE MCKIBBIN LOFTS 4 YEARS AGO.

[samuraisoulmusic-blog]

I-HATE-Hipsters

Hipster= spoiled rich kid pretending to be a starving artist. 

[apab]

Arcata Plaza. 1533 090413 #humboldt #humboldtcounty #arcata #plaza #trustafarians #hsu

[fritfilter]

After only four months at Surreal Estate I could see the place for what it really was: a failed bohemian idealist’s post-college experiment. Being an African-American girl from Cleveland, I had experienced real adversity and didn’t need to live like a homeless person in order to feel better about growing up privileged.

The Surreal World by Niesha Davis - Narratively: Local stories, boldly told. - Narratively: Local stories, boldly told.

[shaneo]

Nightmare fuel. (via Poster for Yet Another F*cking Music Festival)

[kvltxviolence]

Crust funds

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