Reading The Theory of the Leisure Class | Alexandria
Read The Theory of the Leisure Class by Thorstein Veblen. Exposing how status-seeking drives human behavior, Veblen's radical insight reveals an uncomfortable truth: we waste money on useless things not despite their impracticality, but because of it. This "conspicuous consumption" shapes everything from luxury goods to social media displays - proving his 1899 theory more relevant than ever.