Our friend group has this unspoken rule that we don't talk about money even though it's clearly affecting everything — who can afford which restaurants, whether someone can join the weekend trips, why certain people always end up paying for others. We're all in such different financial situations now but we keep pretending we're still broke college students together.
More people experience this than they realize.
A group is trying to maintain equality and connection across growing inequality, using silence as a strategy that's becoming more costly than honest conversation.
“Where Are You with Discipline across traditions?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.