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People, including myself, have been using "elite overproduction" wrong, due to only meaning it to refer to those people who were on the elite track but ultimately denied the elite position
However, elite overproduction is a systemic issue, not one of individual fates or groups
However, elite overproduction is a systemic issue, not one of individual fates or groups
What I mean is what defines elite overproduction is not just success or failure (which, in any case, has somewhat turned into a lottery because of labor supply) but being caught in the ruthless Zero Sum Game Hyper-Competition Memeplex with its attendant ills in the first place
(Ie fungibility, downward wage pressure, precarity etc)
So even if you escape barista purgatory and land a job at KPMG/WaPo/Saatchi&Saatchi/whatever you're basically still always on the precipice of precarity, your "path to elitehood" even if you manage to get on it is always
So even if you escape barista purgatory and land a job at KPMG/WaPo/Saatchi&Saatchi/whatever you're basically still always on the precipice of precarity, your "path to elitehood" even if you manage to get on it is always
full of peril, since there are always dozens if not hundreds of people ready to take your job (as well as the jobs of 2-3 other people once they get collapsed into a single position) at a fraction of the cost
Forget sane hours, forget weekends, forget raises, forget OT pay
Forget sane hours, forget weekends, forget raises, forget OT pay
This, too, is part of the elite overproduction environment. Being trapped in the ruthless ZSG which, even if you make it out of the overcrowded waiting room, applies relentless downward pressure on you with practically no way to escape it
This applies to (almost) everyone
This applies to (almost) everyone
