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Marley, you are on a roll with these Substack posts. I know I sound like a broken record, but I really love this. When I was getting my undergraduate degree in American Studies at Ramapo College, I took a class called Pursuing the American Dream taught by one of my favorite professors, Stephen Rice. I remember having to read Veblen and being fascinated by the modern-day implications of his work and where the American Dream stood in 2012 when I took the class.

Just last week, a YouTuber I follow, Jared Bauer, who makes videos about philosophy and pop culture, did a retrospective on Get Out and based much of his analysis on Veblen and the current state of the world. Your post hit at such a perfect time and felt like it was in conversation with that video, the class I took twelve years ago, and many of the thoughts going on in my own head. I hope to keep reading and having conversations about topics like this because (I know I said this already) it’s so important—and the implications are huge.

Thank you, and I can’t wait to see what you share next!

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