I still like "if you are so smart, why aren't you rich?" More to your most recent point, can you say that the wealthy are the pleasure seeking canaries in the mercantile coal mine? Cell and smart phones, autos of any kind, home stereo, cosmetic surgery, food porn---are they not all initially launched exclusively for the rich?
Like Darwin writing about earthworms and leaf mould, a seemingly obscure subject can be quite enlightening.
I still like "if you are so smart, why aren't you rich?" More to your most recent point, can you say that the wealthy are the pleasure seeking canaries in the mercantile coal mine? Cell and smart phones, autos of any kind, home stereo, cosmetic surgery, food porn---are they not all initially launched exclusively for the rich?
I wish the Bourgeois Deal were accepted more widely and more enthusiastically!
How important was the price revolution on triggering enclosure?