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If we all agreed to buy less stuff, we could be happier and work fewer hours
The transition from a goods- to service-based economy is the next step in a more developed economy.…
Bartie Scott,Hillary Hoffower  Â
The latest status symbol is showing off your eco-friendly lifestyle
Less meat, less commuting, and less driving — the UN wants you to flaunt your environmentally consc…
Hillary Hoffower  Â
Everyone's obsession with Wordle shows how the pandemic changed status symbols
Sharing your Wordle grid on Twitter signifies your cultural capital and knowledge to others, but on…
Hillary Hoffower  Â
Sex and the City's newest accessory says a lot about how status symbols have changed over the past 20 years
Goodbye Hermes, hello WNYC tote bag: There's a new way to signal you're better than everyone else, …
Hillary Hoffower,Juliana Kapl…  Â
The New York Times has acquired Wordle for an 'undisclosed price in the low 7 figures'
The game, which is less than a year old, will continue to be free "initially" and no changes will b…
Connor Perrett  Â
The elite's favorite status symbols have become way more expensive over the past 20 years
Education and health became status symbols with the rise of "discreet wealth" in the 2000s. They've…
Hillary Hoffower  Â
Gen Z is trying to dress like they're 'old money,' and it's changing what status symbols look like
The old money aesthetic is a rebellion to new money, symbolizing the aristocratic upper crust and a…
Hillary Hoffower  Â
Oklahoma's lax marijuana laws made it a green utopia for the cannabis industry. Then came the mass murder.
Oklahoma's lax pot laws made it a utopia for the cannabis industry. A mass murder on a weed farm in…
Matt Stroud  Â
The pandemic has disrupted how the wealthiest Americans allocate the $7 trillion they spend in a quarter. Their hobby choices are already shaking the economy.
As the rich spend more time golfing and boating alone, they're creating an economic shift that coul…
Nick Lichtenberg,Hillary Hoff…  Â
A rise in discreet wealth is creating a new type of status symbol, and the elite are spending their money on 5 key lifestyle choices to keep up with it
"This new elite cements its status through prizing knowledge and building cultural capital, not to …
Hillary Hoffower  Â
Forget shiny Rolexes and Louis Vuitton handbags - rich people are investing more in education and health, and it shows that discreet wealth is the new status symbol
J.C. Pan of the New Republic wrote that parents are trying to reproduce their class position for th…
Hillary Hoffower  Â
4 ways billionaires have changed private jet travel in the past decade
According to Atti, this is partly because they want to communicate less over tech for security reas…
Hillary Hoffower  Â
There's a key difference between wealth and status, and it comes down to who you're showing your money off for
"Wealth is often private," wrote Jonah Berger, marketing professor at the Wharton School of the Uni…
Hillary Hoffower  Â
Outdoor yoga decks, private parks, and 'tranquility gardens' are the hottest new thing in luxury buildings, and it signals a change in status symbols among the wealthy
However, the rise in mindfulness doesn't mean that luxury real-estate developers are ignoring other…
Hillary Hoffower  Â
Peloton, Oura, and Whoop: High-performance apps become a lifestyle and status symbol in quarantine
The work-from-home economy has people obsessed with tracking heart rate, temperature, sleep, and ac…
Bartie Scott,Hillary Hoffower  Â
A new federal rule requires GMO products to be labeled by 2022, and some food companies are rejoicing
But there's a catch: Companies will not be required to label highly-refined ingredients that come f…
Aria Bendix  Â
Inside wealthy kids' weird, pricey pandemic purchases, from $1,000 Patagonia fleeces to a $31.8 million T. rex
Affluent millennials and Gen Zers have taken up quirky hobbies and investments to stave off boredom…
Dominic-Madori Davis,Hillary …  Â
'That's Not All!' Kevin Trudeau, The World's Greatest Salesman, Makes One Last Pitch
Shortly thereafter Trudeau took his skills as a salesman - he prefers the term "communicator" - to …