The Curse and Blessing of the Ultimate Comparison Class

Patri Friedman makes a nice point about comparison classes and self-esteem over at Catallarchy.

It feels shitty being in the last cohort to be screwed by an unfair system just before it's fixed so others are no… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 1 hour ago
But it's an injustice practically necessitated by an effort to remove the larger injustice he never should have bee… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 1 hour ago
And it's just impossible to avoid that it sucks like hell to put yourself through the wringer paying off a debt jus… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 1 hour ago
She wants to lift for others the burden this guy had to bear to finance something she thinks ought to be publicly p… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 2 hours ago
Admiration for the hard-working honor and grit that drove this guy to free his kid from debt is one of her fundame… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 2 hours ago