From LIKES to LUXE | Social Media, Conspicuous Consumption and The Theory of the Leisure Class🍸

The Theory of the Leisure Class by Thorstein Veblen is a classic work of economics and social theory that offered a satirical critique of the habits and behaviours of the wealthy upper class in the modern industrial society of the late 19th century. Published in 1899, Veblen's book analysed the emerging ‘leisure class’ and their patterns of conspicuous consumption and conspicuous leisure as a way to signal social status.
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