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Cecilia explained that the book argues elite status signaling has moved from conspicuous consumption to inconspicuous cultural capital such as reading The New Yorker, buying fairtrade goods, and listening to NPR. She highlighted the shift toward showing off knowledge and virtue.
The sociologist Elizabeth Currid-Halkett had this fascinating book a few years ago called The Sum of Small Things ... she finds that the things that elites currently do to signal status are they'll re...
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Cecilia explained that the book argues elite status signaling has moved from conspicuous consumption to inconspicuous cultural capital such as reading The New Yorker, buying fairtrade goods, and listening to NPR. She highlighted the shift toward showing off knowledge and virtue.
The sociologist Elizabeth Currid-Halkett had this fascinating book a few years ago called The Sum of Small Things ... she finds that the things that elites currently do to signal status are they'll read The New Yorker, they'll buy local or fair trade goods, they'll listen to NPR ...
