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Eva wore sneakers to an Oscar de la Renta charity luncheon, and Caroline has thoughts. We get into the social BS that happens in real life, not just online: charity galas, retail philanthropy math, the gala flex, why teens have it harder with Snap Maps, Will Storr's The Status Game, joining boards to get into private school, and whether motive matters if the money is real. Plus JOMO, Tom Wolfe's "Radical Chic," and a Meme of the Week we made with Claude.

Video chapters

0:00 I’m Not Antisocial, I’m Anti–Step and Repeat
1:13 Sneakers at the Oscar de la Renta Benefit
4:17 Retail Philanthropy Math
5:42 The $400 Hermès Raffle
7:00 School Auctions and Status Signaling
8:35 Where Are All the Men?
9:35 “Aware of This?”
10:05 Conspicuous Compassion
11:28 JOMO vs. FOMO
12:59 The Gala Flex
14:02 Teens, FOMO and Snap Maps
15:45 Fake Flex Posts
17:50 The Status Game
20:11 Dominance, Virtue and Success
22:15 $5,000 Tickets for Trees
24:16 Giving Quietly
26:05 Does Motive Matter?
27:00 Word of the Week: Radical Chic
29:05 Meme of the Week (Made by Claude)

Resources

https://nymag.com/docs/07/05/070529radical_chic.pdf

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0374246009?lv=shuf&channelId=500&plpRedirect=mhFallback

https://www.amazon.com/Status-Game-Social-Position-How/dp/B097TVLKSH/ref=sr_1_1?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.CmEQEUtqHyuW8XYZmU5cjmvZI7wrCgjkuzMgA6ieIEAPi7KwbgF6a9s9A2SnZlrfBFU8D55RcgXVv13H22AYwh0MyzgOfynL--cZKXA2pwv7DpJWVyMAfPUgUMt-zFemMM-KtzN4HdWMz_F2v_IUIT_i-l4x-X5ALqKpuMLlclj9iUKA9zyr_3yWLiX8CsDavIz9-768DxFyUEDwDRBsQg.pBI9lU__GMi0PW_Vl80EpKIY3fMpyU7dZStxcUGf4Wo&dib_tag=se&hvadid=694132169225&hvdev=c&hvexpln=67&hvlocphy=9060354&hvnetw=g&hvocijid=13343986586556800428--&hvqmt=e&hvrand=13343986586556800428&hvtargid=kwd-1430420725176&hydadcr=15529_13517374&keywords=the+status+game+by+will+storr&mcid=21c31b9353e539d7a2bfac5160321ebe&qid=1792031877&sr=8-1

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