Jim Wald (citizenwald@historians.social)'s status on Monday, 17-Jun-2024 15:31:09 JST

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"Bildung und Besitz trennen sich immer schärfer":--roughly what I said about the widening chasm between culture and wealth, this time from German socialists at the beginning of the last century (https://www.google.com/books/edition/Socialistische_Monatshefte/8wLuGTn4gkoC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22bildung%20und%20besitz%20trennen%20sich%22&pg=PA153&printsec=frontcover)

In premodern society, at least the elites had good taste

Now:

'A poor person's idea of a rich person': Donald Trump's gaudy taste

https://www.smh.com.au/opinion/a-poor-persons-idea-of-a-rich-person-donald-trumps-gaudy-taste-20170309-guuwbl.html

And yes, dive bars still good:

https://www.yelp.com/biz/hotel-warren-south-deerfield