Most conservative pundits out there seem to all talk about how they wanted to do something specific with their life but it didn’t work out.
They like to blame the current systems and government for not doing enough to make them famous or popular or cool with the youth.
They then convince a bunch of people who are also unhappy but could have a lot of their issues with lack of time and resources fixed with money, that if they are unhappy while having money dumped in their lap than these normal people will be unhappy with it too. Hoping they fix some arbitrary reason they aren’t more famous.
Conservatives act like crabs in a bucket. If one gets money they will try to stop others from getting it so that they will have as much as possible. The mindset is that to be valuable, to be useful, you must have a purpose as no one can exist without purpose and we are all here for a reason. Being rich shows you are valuable and important.
Conservative pundits are the hype men. They are themselves unable to live their fullest potential but they can cling to people who have and by extension prosper like them. Pundits don’t tell their own story, they don’t talk about their own path because it would invite competition. Conservatives hate competition. Not that they don’t think it should exist; competition is what proves strength and ability, it shows success. But they hate having to try so hard all the time and will actively work to stymy others. Conservatives are like crabs in the bucket - if one crab escaped and then stuck around the edge to knock other back down.
If you are hearing a message of “money sucks, don’t try” then it’s part of a broader effort to make folks not have money and this is he messaging for them to accept the arrangement.
Yeah I often think of the rich as large plants given space to grow with an ecosystem the flourishes by growing around its core or in the shade of their influence.
But the pundits seem to cling to the outside barely being allowed anything but kept around because it brings pollinators that the main stalk needs but can’t attract themselves if anyone realized just how uncontrollably they have grown.
It just seems miserable right?