tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6964290977288908184.post3942958847243553279..comments2023-09-02T07:54:28.664-04:00Comments on A Mad Tea Party: Thankful Thursdays: Good ClassesRebekah Daphnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07193979328492712668noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6964290977288908184.post-73874181257054845662008-08-30T21:28:00.000-04:002008-08-30T21:28:00.000-04:00There was a man named Thorsten Veblen, back in the...There was a man named Thorsten Veblen, back in the 1800s who wrote a book "The Theory of the Leisure Class". Although the book is too long he has a couple of chapters in which he articulates the theory of "conspicuous consumerism". I believe he was the originator of this concept. <BR/><BR/>It is alive and well today…. although without the turtles! <BR/><BR/>daddusAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com