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Our book club in Denver got into a huge fight over the ending of 'The Goldfinch' and I accidentally called the host's take 'morally bankrupt' after my third glass of wine.

Has anyone else had a book club debate get that heated, and how do you smooth things over for the next meeting?
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oscarb71
oscarb717d ago
What exactly was the host's take that got called morally bankrupt?
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oliviahenderson
The host basically argued that people struggling to afford food should just stop buying coffee and avocado toast. It's a tired take that ignores how real life works for most folks. How can you blame someone's empty fridge on a five dollar latte when rent costs two thousand a month? That kind of thinking lets the actual problems, like low wages, completely off the hook. It's easier to point fingers at small joys than fix a broken system.
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