Re:The Social Codes of the Crazy Rich
by Knuthtruth on Sunday June 21, 2020 @11:26AM
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I tried my level best to read that "article". After about 6 paragraphs it was still on about the authors history and that's when I knew what it was. An advertisement for him. Got the hell out of there. Save your time. Skip this one.
Re:The Social Codes of the Crazy Rich
by dpflan on Sunday June 21, 2020 @11:33AM
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It took until the end of that article to get some insight into the social codes or how they are governed or emerge, and this is it:
“What is the root of this exclusion?” Kwan wondered. The answer he’d come to was, in fact, the secret theme of all his books: that tribal, ancient reaction to the most primitive emotion. An emotion we are all used to living with every day, these days. “It’s fear. Fear of the unknown.”
Nothing really valuable here as other commenters have said.
Re:The Social Codes of the Crazy Rich
by lurquer on Sunday June 21, 2020 @12:35PM
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>An emotion we are all used to living with every day, these days. “It’s fear. Fear of the unknown.”
The article sucked. As mentioned.
But, the trope set forth above -- about 'fear' -- is trite and, in my experience, rarely true.
It's the pat answer as to the motivation behind virtually any kind of bigotry, prejudice, or snobbery.
When a member of group A claims that members of group B dislike him because B's are 'afraid' of A's, it is usually the case that A simply won't (or can't) acknowledge the legitimate reasons why B's might find A's repugnant, annoying, or obnoxious.
Re:The Social Codes of the Crazy Rich
by pmoriarty on Sunday June 21, 2020 @12:48PM
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To anyone interested in this, I'd highly recommend Born Rich.[1]
It's a documentary made by the heir to the Johnson & Johnson fortune, in which the film maker interviewed all his friends, who were also born in to incredibly wealthy families.
The director later filmed another documentary on the subject, The One Percent, but I didn't find it to be nearly as good.
“What is the root of this exclusion?” Kwan wondered. The answer he’d come to was, in fact, the secret theme of all his books: that tribal, ancient reaction to the most primitive emotion. An emotion we are all used to living with every day, these days. “It’s fear. Fear of the unknown.”
Nothing really valuable here as other commenters have said.
The article sucked. As mentioned.
But, the trope set forth above -- about 'fear' -- is trite and, in my experience, rarely true.
It's the pat answer as to the motivation behind virtually any kind of bigotry, prejudice, or snobbery.
When a member of group A claims that members of group B dislike him because B's are 'afraid' of A's, it is usually the case that A simply won't (or can't) acknowledge the legitimate reasons why B's might find A's repugnant, annoying, or obnoxious.
It's a documentary made by the heir to the Johnson & Johnson fortune, in which the film maker interviewed all his friends, who were also born in to incredibly wealthy families.
The director later filmed another documentary on the subject, The One Percent, but I didn't find it to be nearly as good.
[1] - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sD3pG74Wv8