Comrades: Luxury beliefs are for the commissars.
I am thrilled to host Rob Henderson on the podcast. He is the author of “Troubled”, his memoir on class mobility in America. In our conversation, we discuss:
How he has adapted to living in so many different cultures and locations
Similarities and differences between the institutions he has been a part of: The Air Force, Yale, and Cambridge
Coining the term “brochure diversity”
The atmosphere on campuses he speaks at - woke consolidating its gains despite a vibe shift
How much self awareness luxury belief holders possess and whether TDS is the ultimate luxury belief
How to revive upward mobility and meritocracy in America
The development of “Troubled” into a movie and similarities to JD Vance as instinctuals amongst the institutionalized