In a world where superyachts are cringe and firing a rocket ship turns you into a dick joke, what’s a poor billionaire to do? | Van Badham
Spruiking your billionaire-coded masculinity is now an invitation to feminine mockery. Real social power doesn’t come from trinkets or trophies Consider yourself forewarned, lads; while
Spruiking your billionaire-coded masculinity is now an invitation to feminine mockery. Real social power doesn’t come from trinkets or trophies Consider yourself forewarned, lads; while Reuters has catalogued the toys in the “luxury playbook” being marketed to new squillionaires, social media suggests there’s a new status symbol for the aspirational “alpha male”.
And it’s not a Birkin-for-boys even if Erling Haaland is wearing one. We are in a moment where traditional status symbols have been upended by a reluctance to imbue objects – or relationships – with their heritage prestige.
As a feminist, I propose, with pride, that women are to blame. Continue reading...
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