> and real estate is especially disreputable because of that industry's exploitation of status-driven and simian emotions.

Then sales of art, clothing, jewelry, and pleasure vehicles must be beyond mention.

Thanks for the interesting perspective. As a peasant, I've always blamed the political class for the sins of "politically-skilled corporate bureaucrats".

Then again, I think that construction of a factory, house, or hotel is a higher calling than construction of a church.