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David Brooks's "Bobos in Paradise"

2022/11/17
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Peter和Michael对大卫·布鲁克斯的著作《天堂里的波波族》进行了批判性分析，指出布鲁克斯缺乏深度专业知识，其观点多为表面浅薄的个人印象，缺乏扎实的论据支撑。他们认为布鲁克斯的文章缺乏深入的调查和访谈，仅仅基于表面观察和刻板印象，对社会现象的解读过于简单化，忽略了资本主义权力结构的影响。他们还批评布鲁克斯对不同社会群体的描述带有偏见和道德评判的色彩，缺乏客观性和理解，并指出布鲁克斯的观点满足了自由派精英阶层自我合理化的需求，而非真正的社会分析。 Peter和Michael详细分析了布鲁克斯书中多个案例，指出其论据存在大量事实错误，但布鲁克斯却以“讽刺”或“读者应该理解”为由拒绝承认错误。他们认为布鲁克斯对“波波族”的描述过于笼统，忽略了不同社会阶层之间的差异和矛盾，并批评布鲁克斯对BDSM群体、女性跑步者等的描述带有猎奇和物化色彩，缺乏尊重。他们还指出，布鲁克斯对公司文化变化的解读过于简单化，忽略了资本主义权力结构的影响，以及对社会问题的浅薄理解。

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David Brooks became liberals' famous conservative by telling them what they wanted to hear. But ... why did they want to hear something that was lazy and wrong?Support us on Patreon)**Where to find us: **

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  • Peter's other podcast, 5-4)
  • Mike's other podcast, Maintenance Phase)

Sources:

  • A Reasonable Man)
  • David Brooks: Boo-Boos in Paradise)
  • A Cartoon Elite)
  • David Brooks’s Conversion Story)
  • David Brooks and the Endless Grift of the Conservative Commentariat)
  • How The Bobos Broke America)
  • Death Of A Yuppie Dream: The Rise And Fall Of The Professional-Managerial Class)
  • Stuff the Professional-Managerial Class Likes: "Distinction" for an Egalitarian Elite)
  • David Brooks’s Search for Meaning)
  • The facts vs. David Brooks: Startling inaccuracies raise questions about his latest book)
  • David Brooks Is Not Buying Your Excuses, Poor People)

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