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Myth is America #004 – Max Weber and The Protestant Ethic

Revolution and Ideology

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The Americana Project

I actually have a theory on that. I think there is very specific transitions from this sort of like the traditional Calvinists would never show off their wealth. In fact, Weber has a past, a personal connection to this because his father was a successful civil servant. His mother was a devout Calvinist. So we transitioned to start flashing and demonstrating our success in other ways. And we largely use debt to do so.

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