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Spelling, Bee Our Savior - by Elspeth Michaels - The Drip

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When I see content about “recession indicators,” I’m consuming it with horror and gusto. Not the actual economics of it all—I’m talking about office-siren, trad wife hemlines, upcycling, and underconsumption as fashion trends. Tinned-fish over raw bars at bougie restaurants. Lady Gaga ‘reheating her nachos’ for her latest album, Mayhem earlier this year. And now, Ke$ha is back. Klarna as a paying option on DoorDash, where yes, you can officially put that guac on layaway. And this stunning observation: If you, like me, entered the job market during or in the aftermath of the 2008 recession, perhaps you share a similar spine-tingling reaction to the word. It’s a whisper on the wind uttered by a haunted 21-year old in a statement necklace and peplumed going-out top: R~E~C~E~S~S~I~O~N. I want to run away and scream, but I also need to know where the sound is coming from?! Thanks for reading The Drip! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. It’s hard to distinguish if t

When I see content about “recession indicators,” I’m consuming it with horror and gusto. Not the actual economics of it all—I’m talking about office-siren, trad wife hemlines, upcycling, and underconsumption as fashion trends. Tinned-fish over raw bars at bougie restaurants. Lady Gaga ‘reheating her nachos’ for her latest album, Mayhem earlier this year. And now, Ke$ha is back. Klarna as a paying option on DoorDash, where yes, you can officially put that guac on layaway. And this stunning observation: “I don’t need the New York Times. I keep my ear to the street. I just heard a straight man…

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