![]() Could you read beginning with the words…”A rebellion against…”.Ĭan I ask you to read a passage from your book? And let's see…. I haven't done this yet, but I'll give it a whirl in first take: “Rebellion against traditional measures of status, prestige, luxury and privilege is underway. It's taken hold at all levels of society. ![]() The companies that manufacture it, the marketers that promote it, the retailers that sell it, the media that popularize it, and the consumers who buy it.” It's swamping the status industry from the academics who track and analyze it to the philosophers who explain it. So, could you talk about how what was once luxurious is now out, and what was once lowbrow is now all the rage? PRENTICE: And all of a sudden that becomes very accessible. THOMPSON: Well, I think we're going through that process. I wouldn't say it's 100% one way or the other. And that's why I've called this book The Status Revolution.
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