The UK is a parody country that has effectively managed to synthesise all the worst parts of feudalism and neoliberalism together

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  • came_apart_at_Kmart [he/him, comrade/them]
    hexbear
    96
    2 months ago

    My Great Great Grandpapa, Viceroy Chauncington Money was the hardest of workers. He would stay up late into the night evaluating the workers of his cotton plantation at Fort Massacre. He inherited this ethic from his own ancestor, Lord Cockwater Money, the 1st Earl of Money. you see, it was his genius that allowed him to invent money.

    As I explain in my forthcoming article, Clean My Jaguar With Your Tongue, You Lazy, Filthy Vagrants, we are all so very lucky to live in the world they helped create.

  • Zrc [she/her]
    hexbear
    86
    2 months ago

    imagine being so rich your family name literally contains the word 'money' and daring to write something like this

  • CharlieTheOctopus [he/him]
    hexbear
    73
    2 months ago

    One of their kids makes a living by misleading the public, and the other one is a magician brow

  • Rx_Hawk [he/him]
    hexbear
    68
    edit-2
    2 months ago

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coutts

    Founded in 1692, it is the eighth oldest bank in the world. Today, Coutts forms part of NatWest Group's wealth management division.

    Like other people have said, the absolute lack of self awareness and ghoulism to write something like this is dumbfounding.

    Also,

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    • yoink [she/her]
      hexbear
      40
      2 months ago

      how do you try to do a power pose and come off with literally negative presence

      • Rx_Hawk [he/him]
        hexbear
        32
        2 months ago

        By having never stood for anything nor worked for anything in your entire life.

        • Grandpa_garbagio [he/him]
          hexbear
          18
          2 months ago

          I wonder what they think work even is. Like I get the sense that they consider "work" literally just a mindset and has nothing at all to do with actually doing a job

          • Mardoniush [she/her]
            hexbear
            26
            2 months ago

            Many of them think that work means "making an effort at a task" and not "if you don't sell your labour you will die."

            Sure, some of them labour for long hours when the mood takes them. But they'll never have to work if the mood doesn't take them.

            Want to take the week off? Fine. Boss doesn't like it? Call Dad and have him explain to boss what will happen to his credit cards. Fired anyway? No problem, 6 months in the alps and then a similar gig at the next company.

    • take_five_seconds [he/him, any]
      hexbear
      32
      2 months ago

      because you suck and write drivel like this nobody not even super rich dickheads can stand to be around you

  • happybadger [he/him]
    hexbear
    55
    2 months ago

    I don't know what I was expecting when I googled Drummond Money-Coutts beyond Gob Bluth with a sign that says "we demand to be taken seriously", but lordy- https://c8.alamy.com/comp/DK979E/london-uk-3rd-december-2013-drummond-money-coutts-at-the-fashion-fringe-DK979E.jpg

    lordy- https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/incoming/article1276581.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/9563176.jpg

    lordy - https://assets.telegraphindia.com/telegraph/2021/Nov/1636050436_dmc-__-profile-shots-16-1.jpg

    certified romanov moment- https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6415a5e00d13305fe1fffc00/d2603897-ea27-4a4f-b51e-63c4061469ad/DMC+SLIDESHOW+2.jpg

  • Feinsteins_Ghost [he/him]
    hexbear
    41
    2 months ago

    and another daughter, Rosie.

    wonder what Rosie did to not get her last name mentioned like the other two

    • @charlie
      hexbear
      29
      2 months ago

      I aspire to be rosie

    • FALGSConaut [comrade/them]
      hexbear
      16
      2 months ago

      maybe they're just self aware enough to realize "socialite" isn't a great label, but judging from the rest of the article maybe she's an embarrassment that has a real job

    • PointAndClique [they/them]
      hexbear
      11
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      2 months ago

      She changed her surname (married?), and appears to work as a freelance PA/PR for people in the entertainment/TV/film industry, her website is here: https://www.paprlondon.com/

  • keepcarrot [she/her]
    hexbear
    33
    2 months ago

    Surely, surely, if you really wanted to write this sort of article, you could find someone who didn't come from inherited wealth. Like, you'd at least go looking, if you earnestly believed what you were writing

    • BelieveRevolt [he/him]
      hexbear
      13
      2 months ago

      I wouldn't be surprised if the Telegraph was entirely staffed by nepo failchildren.

  • Mardoniush [she/her]
    hexbear
    27
    2 months ago

    Just to point out that Coutts is where the Royal Family banks and a savings account requires a minimum balance of...a million pounds? More?...some obscene amount