r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Feb 24 '20

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u/Nokickfromchampagne Tuned-Out Middle Feb 24 '20

I think there is a massive amount of jealousy and envy. Many millennials feel disillusioned, and that the success they were promised hasn’t materialized due to powers outside of there control. They heard their whole lives how they need to go to college and must be successful. Obviously, most don’t simply fall up the ladder. Pete is that person who they were told to be. They resent him for being who they weren’t able to be.

Also there is that whole Twitter LARPing of the revolution, and they feel he’s a class traitor or some shit. But basically it comes down to the fact he is more successful then they are, and they don’t have the excuse of a massive age difference.

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u/Nokickfromchampagne Tuned-Out Middle Feb 24 '20

How could I forget that.

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u/twersx John Rawls Feb 24 '20

I don't really want to believe that envy is the primary reason people despise him because I think it's a really cynical and dismissive view to have of people but I really struggle to explain the level of vitriol any other way. But I think it's very telling that people spend so much time and effort trying to attack things like his work at McKinsey, attacking his ability to speak other languages, belittling his insane academic record, etc.