Your assignment is to write a paper analyzing how this site demonstrates concepts discussed in this class so far.
What ideas from any authors we have read can be brought to bear to understand this situation? For a little help in making this connection, consider the following quote from Veblen:
“In order to avoid stultification he must also cultivate his tastes, for it now becomes incumbent on him to discriminate with some nicety between the noble and the ignoble [undistinguished] in consumer goods.” (Veblen, page 190)
What else from Veblen could be used to explain what is happening on this website? What can you apply from other authors? Your analysis should extend well beyond this Veblen quote.
In 1000 or more words (that’s approximately 3-4 pages), explain what is happening here. Interpret the events, using some of what our authors wrote—the more, the better.
