Not sure if this is the best comm for this post, but it really hit home with me, and is getting some good discussion in my circles.

  • Ithorian [comrade/them, null/void]
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    3 years ago

    Rock climbing only cost like $150 for the gear and it will last you for years. But a membership to an indoor climbing gym in a place like that is likely over $100 a month. Even sports like soccer if you're playing in a club, which I assume her rich co-workers were, can get expensive. I had to drop out of rugby because not only was the $40 a month for dues hard for me but I also could never mesh with the team cause everyone would go out to eat together after almost every practice and I could never afford to.

    • prolepylene [he/him, comrade/them]
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      3 years ago

      This is true. I've never been big into rock climbing, but I have some friends who are and I live in an area with a handful of natural walls not too far away, so all of my experience has been pretty cheap. But your point on club dues and the extra social outings is fair. I don't have much experience living outside the rural/suburban parts of the Midwest, so I forget that folks will find ways to make their social groups even more exclusive.