--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: We would sneer sometimes at how pointless…" description: "\"“We would sneer sometimes at how pointless it all was, all those bourgeois souls wrapping themselves in luxury, isolating themselves from the raw edges..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd0/yudhanjaya-wijeratne-21966_ambition_we-would-sneer-sometimes-at-how-pointles_2377741.jpg" --- # We would sneer sometimes at how pointless it all was, all… ![“We would sneer sometimes at how pointless it all was, all those bourgeois souls wrapping themselves in luxury, isolating themselves from the raw edges of the word; and in between puffs, we would smile, and dream of owning those streets, dreaming the same dreams that we scorned others for.” quote by Yudhanjaya Wijeratne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd0/yudhanjaya-wijeratne-21966_ambition_we-would-sneer-sometimes-at-how-pointles_2377741.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd0/yudhanjaya-wijeratne-21966_ambition_we-would-sneer-sometimes-at-how-pointles_2377741.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd0/yudhanjaya-wijeratne-21966_ambition_we-would-sneer-sometimes-at-how-pointles_2377741.jpg) > ““We would sneer sometimes at how pointless it all was, all those bourgeois souls wrapping themselves in luxury, isolating themselves from the raw edges of the word; and in between puffs, we would smile, and dream of owning those streets, dreaming the same dreams that we scorned others for.”” [Yudhanjaya Wijeratne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yudhanjaya-wijeratne/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. The author critiques bourgeois excess and the paradox of yearning for the very comforts they disdain, exposing class contradictions. **In simple terms:** Critique of class hypocrisy and longing. Key Takeaway Question our own contradictions. Themes class luxury hypocrisy dreams Mood critical reflective Type analytical philosophical When to use this quote - urban life - personal ambition - social media Key Concepts social critique philosophy psychology Questions to Reflect On - Why do we both mock and desire the same things? - How can we reconcile desire with critique? 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