262 “It is Obscene” by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

We take a look at an essay called "It is Obscene" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. "In certain young people today like these two from my writing workshop, I notice what I find increasingly troubling: a cold-blooded grasping, a hunger to take and take and take, but never give; a massive sense of entitlement; an inability to show gratitude; an ease with dishonesty and pretension and selfishness that is couched in the language of self-care; an expectation always to be helped and rewarded no matter whether deserving or not; language that is slick and sleek but with little emotional intelligence; an astonishing level of self-absorption; an unrealistic expectation of puritanism from others; an over-inflated sense of ability, or of talent where there is any at all; an inability to apologize, truly and fully, without justifications; a passionate performance of virtue that is well executed in the public space of Twitter but not in the intimate space of friendship."Finally on Twitter @KawFee_HausRead KawFee Haus KornerConsider supporting the show on PatreonSee what I'm reading on GoodreadsCheck out my book Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.