I've been thinking about middle-class angst, what makes it middle class, whether it is socially useful, etc.

I was talking to Rachel (i forget her last name) today in the food coop about how 'existential crisis' is a sign of privilege, of the fact that you actually have options with your life (rather than working class people who feel like they don't have many options.

Also, i notice how many privileged people have 'issues'.


Middle Class Angst/ existential crisis:

WHAT IS IT RELATED TO?
lack of social solidarity, competitive environments, urban alienation, productive alienation (cannot see tangible results from work), overwork, underwork, narcissism, 'the figure of the artist', peer groups, high expectations, a lack of 'meaning', a lack of a narrative structure (such as a struggle for survival) giving order to ones' life, the inability to express freedom in meaningful ways.


anyways- something to think about...