It's incredible to realize that throughout most of history, the idea of working hard, being scrappy and generative, and moving upward was considered broadly vulgar — by *all* classes. In a sense, so was money, for the very reason that anyone can use it.
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I guess the question I’m hinting at is “what wealth does society approve of ?”
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Depends on which bubbles you're in, but I think the current moment is leaning into a an informal vow-of-poverty aesthetic — I've talked a little bit about how e.g. Warren's "wine cave" moment & Thunberg's selfie on the floor of a crowded train play into this
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