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Ali Montag • Monopolies and Magnolias (Audio Edition)
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Michael Lewis • Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon
Most people, including Veblen, imagined ostentation was an inherent trait of the rich. I found, however, that it takes considerable coordinated effort to mobilize people into what looks likes the spontaneous waste of money, and the VIP nightclub has mastered it.
Ashley Mears • Very Important People: Status and Beauty in the Global Party Circuit
The 1% go to different doctors, eat at different restaurants, shop at different stores. Wealth used to be a better seat. Now it’s an upgrade to a better life.
Scott Galloway • The Algebra of Wealth: A Simple Formula for Success
But generally, the move from government provision of housing, food, and jobs programs to this network of semiprivate organizations introduced perverse incentives into life-sustaining institutions. The result has been a wealth transfer of public money to boards of directors staffed largely by local elites that are more likely to be responsive to rea
... See moreDavid A. Banks • The City Authentic: How the Attention Economy Builds Urban America
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Michael Lewis • Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon
bbc • The new, subtle ways the rich signal their wealth
The creative-class thesis described me to a tee. And to some degree it always was going to. Countless cities had rebuilt themselves to attract people like me: a white, overeducated guy who wants to try the new slider place with a great tap selection.
David A. Banks • The City Authentic: How the Attention Economy Builds Urban America
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