Buckle up debtors and non-indebted allies, this episode of A Special Place in Hell has everything: class, college, and fresh cut flowers.
The girls/women start by discussing Meghan’s CLASS-ic New Yorker piece, My Misspent Youth, in which she describes her twenty-something struggle to achieve the shabby chic dream life of a working writer in New York City. Trigger warning: her rent was less than $1200 a month.
Meanwhile, Sarah shares her experience as an immigrant with a low-income upbringing caught between the worlds of her high achieving classmates and her down-on-their-luck neighbors. In this, the girls/women have little in common. However, they quickly find consensus in their (mostly) mutual distaste for student loan forgiveness, agreeing that art majors should never, ever catch a break. (Okay, Meghan might not put it that strongly, but as a self-hating MFA grad, she's allowed to wonder about it.)
In the BONUS content for paying subscribers only: The girls/women go through some of your comments, and despite their best efforts, yet again end up discussing g*nder.
Please note, from here on out, the comments will only be accessible on the BONUS episode (here!).Relevant Links:
* Meghan’s New Yorker essay "My Misspent Youth"
* Meghan’s new Substack (which contains her essay about staring into space)
* Sarah’s (older) Substack
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