The following is a running list of observed concerns and conditions of individuals which would suggest they may be living the lives of meaningless peons, updated as observational faculties permit:
- Owning less than an acre of land
- Not contemplating life from an Eames chair
- Emotionally invested in professional sports
- Arguing economics on the internet with idiots trying to vouchsafe wanton criminality in sophistry
- Leasing everything, owning nothing
- Primary pastimes revolves around drinking with your friends and Facebooking your exploits
- Fretting about how to get your child into a “good” public school
Note: the composer of the above list may be guilty of some or even all of the infractions mentioned.
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