The Status Revolution: The Improbable Story Of How The Lowbrow Became The Highbrow

Status was once easy to identify: fast cars, fancy shoes, sprawling estates, elite brands. But in place of Louboutins and Lamborghinis, the relevance of the rich, famous, and gauche is waning and a riveting revolution is underfoot. Why do dog owners boast about their rescues, but quietly apologize for their purebreds? Why do people brag about their grinding workweeks? Why are so many billionaires anxious to give (some of) their money away rather than hoard it? In The Status Revolution, Chuck Thompson ... sets out to determine what 'status' means today and learns that what was once considered the low life has become the high life--

• | Author: Chuck Thompson
• | Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• | Publication Date: Jan 17, 2023
• | Number of Pages: 288 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 1476764948
• | ISBN-13: 9781476764948