
David Brooks's "Bobos in Paradise"
If Books Could Kill
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The Rise of the Edouard Class by David Brooks
David Brooks is like, you ever notice that people are drinking a lot of cappuccinos these days? Exactly. Like what he really wants to say is like, doesn't this stuff seem a little bit gay? Yeah, but he can't say it. He tries to mask it because he says like, I'm a Bobo myself in the introduction, but like he fucking hates these people. So okay. The first chapter of the book is called the rise of the educated class. And to illustrate the difference between America's previous ruling class and its current ruling class, he contrasts, are you you're familiar with the New York Times wedding page, right?
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