Had a lightbulb moment earlier and wanted to share some extended commentary with you guys on the song, the man, and the South. Let me know what you think in the comments.
Having a look at one of Miles Mathis' "favorite films" and the social commentary relevant at the time.
After I published this article, it dawned on me that popular Internet parlance has a phrase like this in people's minds thinking of Boomers telling the younger generations to lift themselves up by the bootstraps - which is obviously not the point of the article!
https://franssen.substack.com/p/complaining-is-a-lack-of-responsibility
Nice to be in a rhythm with these.
https://franssen.substack.com/p/arguments-over-opinions