He has his own business, drives very nice cars and seems to have a close relationship with his family since his mother did come live him. The main question the author of the website seems to be trying to ask is “why in the world would JD8 behave the way he does?” but the author should also focus as to why does he thinks JD8’s behavior is not acceptable in the first place. It seems to be that both of these individuals live in the same neighborhood but belong to completely different worlds. The author belongs to the conspicuous consumption world of Veblen. The author is status conscious – he is frustrated that JD8 is ruining his neighborhood full of beautiful houses. The quote by Veblen, provided on the assignment description goes hand in hand with how the author thinks. The author has the mentality that after moving into that new and nice neighborhood he would be free from people like JD8. I think the author way of thinking is completely acceptable in our society – he is trying to protect his image of being superior to others and once someone else moves in and takes the “value” of that consumer good (in this cause the house and neighborhood) he feels
He has his own business, drives very nice cars and seems to have a close relationship with his family since his mother did come live him. The main question the author of the website seems to be trying to ask is “why in the world would JD8 behave the way he does?” but the author should also focus as to why does he thinks JD8’s behavior is not acceptable in the first place. It seems to be that both of these individuals live in the same neighborhood but belong to completely different worlds. The author belongs to the conspicuous consumption world of Veblen. The author is status conscious – he is frustrated that JD8 is ruining his neighborhood full of beautiful houses. The quote by Veblen, provided on the assignment description goes hand in hand with how the author thinks. The author has the mentality that after moving into that new and nice neighborhood he would be free from people like JD8. I think the author way of thinking is completely acceptable in our society – he is trying to protect his image of being superior to others and once someone else moves in and takes the “value” of that consumer good (in this cause the house and neighborhood) he feels