Another proof that any amount of money cannot buy good taste.

These people are definitely not socialized in a right manner - having no cultural capital, only material one. And such discrepancy between these two capitals is never a good thing.Exactly.
That's the well known problem with nouveau riche: too much money, no taste.
In the past traditional elites were guardians & protagonists of a good taste, today nouveau riche elites barely have any taste.These people are definitely not socialized in a right manner - having no cultural capital, only material one. And such discrepancy between these two capitals is never a good thing.
This problem is getting worse and worse and I don't think there will be a way to stop this unless there is a massive global economic recession, but that won't be good for anyone.Hmmm, I'm not so sure about that EnI. I would argue the whole concept of "good taste" is predominantly a middle class concern. In the past, the elites bought tasteful things because they were the only ones who could afford them -- those things were more a testament to the refined sense of taste of the artisans who made them more often than the aristocrats who bought them.In the past traditional elites were guardians & protagonists of a good taste, today nouveau riche elites barely have any taste.These people are definitely not socialized in a right manner - having no cultural capital, only material one. And such discrepancy between these two capitals is never a good thing.
Man, that Rolls looks tacky -- who would ever have thought someone so wealthy would be so damn poverty-stricken when it comes to having a sense of style.
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