Wealthy people, he points out, have the time and resources to spend on activities that serve no direct practical function. In his book “ Distinction,” sociologist Pierre Bourdieu explained how class status and an appreciation of the arts are often intertwined. Or they might fork over an extra buck or two to buy fair trade coffee.Īrt also plays a role in status signaling. They might pay more money to purchase a hybrid car so they can appear to be good stewards of the environment. To hide the guilt they may feel for their capitalistic careerism, they look to signal their virtue and style through their consumption habits. The contradictions of the liberal classĪs New York Times columnist David Brooks argued in his book “ Bobos in Paradise” – “bobo” a portmanteau of “bohemian” and “bourgeois” – contemporary America is full of upper-middle class professionals who long to be seen as virtuous artists, even as they engage in the relentless pursuit of money and success that allow them to ascend the ranks of the bourgeois class.
It’s easy to assume that much of the show’s appeal lies in its playful critiques of right-wing media and the billionaire class.īut in my view, the show actually caters to an audience that wants to condemn the main characters – while secretly identifying with their pursuit of power and pleasure. chairman Rupert Murdoch, with themes and a premise pulled from Shakespeare’s “ King Lear,” “Succession” tells the story of an aging patriarch who must decide which of his four children will replace him at the top.
But at one point, I started to wonder: Where’s the appeal in watching a group of obnoxious, pampered, backstabbing siblings?
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