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.
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.
In my experience, adult soccer leagues are definitely made up of rich people. It's not soccer itself - if you have a few friends or are able to find a group of strangers to meet up with, then yeah for sure - but signing up for an established adult soccer league can be super expensive. Not to mention the gear you have to buy.
Overall it's the cultural difference, the author COULD have joined in on many of these activities, including the vegan soup lunch (although knowing tech people I imagine it was an insanely expensive soup). But there's a huge cultural barrier to be involved in the first place, not to mention even wanting to be involved.
Soccer in itself is a proletarian sport, you don't "need" fancy equipment, at the most basic level you just need a ball and something to mark goals.
Making it bougie is a heinous crime to me.
Totally agree! This is just my experience in the US, definitely not the case elsewhere in the world. And like I said, nothing is stopping proles from getting together without fancy gear.