So easy to simulate - and so, well, sad. - Andy Spears - Medium

…orce. It’s a cocoon where conversations about new Teslas and vacation homes blend effortlessly with complaints about wives and their spending. It’s a place where high school athletes are divided into those who can ‘go D1’ and those who can’t…

This is Upper-Middle Class Suburbia

Mia Hayes

Jul 25, 2022

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So easy to simulate - and so, well, sad.

Andy Spears

Written by Andy Spears

Writer and policy advocate living in Nashville, TN —Public Policy Ph.D. — writes on education policy, consumer affairs, and more . . .

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