Learning The Elite Class - by Aella - Knowingless

my experience at fancy parties

(This isn’t a “true story”, but rather a collection of tiny true details from lots of different parties, strung together for a vibe) I’m in a high end hotel/penthouse/conference venue, and a lady in a black uniform walks by, holding a platter of pre-filled champagne glasses. I pluck one off and start sipping it a little too fast. “I’m thinking of running for office,” says the man in front of me. He has a greying beard and clean glasses. “I have some connections way back from boarding school who are thinking about funding me.” I know boarding school is a thing, but I’d never heard of…

saved by

• Phuong Ha Tran Nguyen
• Svitlana Midianko
• Trang Đoàn
• Janabel Xia
• Camille Nibungco
• Haze D
• Yusha Dulkina
• Hangyul Lyna Kim
• Liam Hinzman

related reading

• The Disadvantages of an Elite Education - The American Scholartheamericanscholar.org
• What You'll Wish You'd Knownpaulgraham.com
• What You'll Wish You'd Knownpaulgraham.com
• Competent Elites — LessWronglesswrong.com
• What You'll Wish You'd Knownpaulgraham.com
• The Michael Scott Theory of Social Class – Alex Danco's Newsletteralexdanco.com
• Research: How You Feel About Individualism Is Influenced by Your Social Classhbr.org
• Why Do Rich People In Movies Seem So Fake?sundogg.substack.com
• The Striver Classthenewcritic.com
• People, Parties, and the Whispers of SF | LiamHzliamhz.com
• ‘Luxury Beliefs’ That Only the Privileged Can Affordrobkhenderson.com
• The Birth of the New American Aristocracy - The Atlantictheatlantic.com