rant · moment 9 of 18
WASP Culture, Calvinism, and the Rich vs Poor Divide
from The Manor-Born · #6
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5 minTim expands into a lecture on WASP culture, Calvinist work ethic versus Irish/Italian emotionality, Schwarzman's infamous sand-filled birthday party, and rich people's supposed emotional coldness as a survival mechanism.
- 25:05WASPs are cold, calculated, and cautious, unlike emotional people who wear their hearts on their sleeves.
- 25:26The American bootstrap mythology and rugged individualism come from WASP and Calvinist culture.
- 25:37The bootstrap narrative is a lie told by WASPs to justify their position.
- 26:02Catholics brought singing, dancing, and pagan rituals; WASPs brought Calvinist coldness and distance.
- 26:57Tim describes an oil heir boyfriend who has never made his own money—what they call "the runoff."
- 27:13Tim wishes he could have talked to the guy's father about gentrification and luxury development over scotch and cigars.
- 27:42Wealthy people see markets and development through an emotionless lens because the market itself isn't moral.
- 28:15Tim wanted his wealthy girlfriend to go to Queens and the dollar store, but she refused and said she just didn't want to go.
- 29:09Tim says the sex with the wealthy woman was cold, distant, and permissive—poor women fuck better.
- 29:26He once met a wealthy woman who owned a house in a bar when they were both drunk; she lost her shoes.