Why I Write 6

to define class is a very difficult thing. There are as many definitions of class as there are contexts to class. In the past, I've always thought the general idea included all the specifics. This is not really so. This is what Nabokov spoke of.

Class, in a capitalistic context, simply mean difference in income level. Status is born of taste which asserts a certain kind of sensibility. Why does one choose a MacDonalds instead of a Burger King? Taste is subjective.

Relentlessly capitalistic societies put a value on money as a subset of status. Money is a currency. It is a commodity. The richer you are, the better you are because you know the law of supply and demand. Some may suppose that if you buy the things that you like, the stock prices for those items will go up. This is not necessarily so.

Everyone is an investment. Kids are an investment. Church is an investment which brings back returns. Such thinking is not uncommon among the Nouveau Riche. It's really a very shallow way of evaluating class.