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Very insightful. I don't know if anyone else is noticing this but there does seem to be a thread of BOREDOM running through the woke brigade, even in your last article about the FtMs who leave their husbands. Maybe boredom is a symptom of privilege. How often are transitioners and their ultra woke "allies" white and middle class? Perhaps a lack of real-world issues is causing some to seek them out in order to find meaning in their lives.

I've been wondering lately how it's impacting us to live in a world of such convenience. How is it impacting us not to have to wait for things? To be able to acquire goods, services, and information at the click of a button? Surely, our frustration tolerance has to be affected, our patience, but also a sense of meaning in life. A certain amount of struggle or hardship to overcome can give us a feeling of accomplishment but if we have no significant struggles, life can feel dull and directionless.

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Aug 10, 2022Liked by Eliza Mondegreen

For the platonic ideal of entitled junior employees, I present:

https://miscellanynews.org/2020/09/02/features/nobody-leaves-mid-hudson-terminates-internships-in-response-to-blm-statement-and-demands/

TLDR version: a whole bunch of college interns from swanky elite colleges got fired from their positions after demanding woke changes during, you know, a summer internship.

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Aug 10, 2022Liked by Eliza Mondegreen

Following on from your comment on Junior Employees 'inventing dragons to slay', I wonder if there's also a group of older employees who are victims of the 'St George in retirement' syndrome?

Perhaps those who fought some of the great liberal battles in their youth, but are still desperate for causes to fight for, and end up pursuing more and more woke and/or trivial causes.

They need their dragons.

Did you come across anyone like that? (or perhaps they just fit into your 2nd or 3rd categories?)

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You just know she’d give Colin Robinson a run for his money

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As management becomes more diverse, there is another group using wokeness as a weapon- the brown-noser. They will shamelessly insinuate themselves into the good graces of higher-ups through their relentless proclamation of allyship and the use of activist rhetoric in every context. I overheard one such groveling schmuck tell my boss "When I was a kid I had a dog named Black Power!" The boss was not impressed.

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This is a very interesting and informative take on the issues. I think a good deal of this is also driven by simple ignorance of biology and history, and pervasive narcissism. Thank you for your thoughts. Frederick

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Terrific piece! I would also love to read a follow-up piece on "who supports these nightmare employees and why"!

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