How do you say "Veblen goods" in American?
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January 20, 2026 at 8:13 AM
How do you say "Veblen goods" in American?
This just in: groceries are not Veblen goods
June 3, 2024 at 9:49 PM
This just in: groceries are not Veblen goods
theres this veblen book about how the problem with america is Absentee Ownership,
I've written about the overarching post story, causes, underlying pattern. But the failure of Lewis or Bezos to even show up, literally or figuratively, on a day of devastating cuts epitomizes the profound lack of character and accountability that is so common place today within the American elite.
February 8, 2026 at 1:45 PM
theres this veblen book about how the problem with america is Absentee Ownership,
it's funny how accurate this book is about understanding the discourse about doordash
January 22, 2025 at 3:07 PM
it's funny how accurate this book is about understanding the discourse about doordash
TSLA is a Veblen good, don't @ me
June 14, 2024 at 4:53 PM
TSLA is a Veblen good, don't @ me
“Veblen Believer”
September 30, 2026 at 10:41 PM
“Veblen Believer”
Veblen Good survives taxation, shock
DfE pupil data is out today and shows that the number of private school pupils has dropped 5.6% since VAT was introduced.
Not 25% like the independent schools council predicted. Or the 50% we saw in some right-wing papers.
5.6%.
Not 25% like the independent schools council predicted. Or the 50% we saw in some right-wing papers.
5.6%.
June 4, 2026 at 9:09 AM
Veblen Good survives taxation, shock
It’s Veblen, all the way down. Luxuries are most luxurious when denied to others.
November 2, 2025 at 10:46 PM
It’s Veblen, all the way down. Luxuries are most luxurious when denied to others.
Veblen is someone who's being recognized more and more
the tech industry mania for internal LLMs and job cuts was driven not by revenue fundamdentals or the end of ZIRP but management radicalism against their employees
I think a lot of CEOs are going to do what DOGE is doing on their workforces after years of hiring and competing for workers. Individually their animal spirits are going to be about cutting labor in an effort to maximize earnings, assuming that their firms are inefficient and bloated.
February 14, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Veblen is someone who's being recognized more and more
I think it’s beautiful we’re talking about consumer preferences in our various economic models, finally a website that awards reading Veblen
August 3, 2026 at 1:07 PM
I think it’s beautiful we’re talking about consumer preferences in our various economic models, finally a website that awards reading Veblen
Veblen good or hardly veblen
December 2, 2024 at 2:22 PM
Veblen good or hardly veblen
Veblen talked a lot about lawns as conspicuous waste, and that remains the best analysis of lawns ever.
October 16, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Veblen talked a lot about lawns as conspicuous waste, and that remains the best analysis of lawns ever.
Me:Hey chat I’m developing a new theory of the leisure class!
Chat: is it a new theory of the leisure class or just Veblen and Bourdieu again?
Me: *hangs head* Veblen and Bourdieu again.
Chat: is it a new theory of the leisure class or just Veblen and Bourdieu again?
Me: *hangs head* Veblen and Bourdieu again.
April 10, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Me:Hey chat I’m developing a new theory of the leisure class!
Chat: is it a new theory of the leisure class or just Veblen and Bourdieu again?
Me: *hangs head* Veblen and Bourdieu again.
Chat: is it a new theory of the leisure class or just Veblen and Bourdieu again?
Me: *hangs head* Veblen and Bourdieu again.
Trump can genuinely be explained by Veblen
do they realize that Trump hates his base and finally has what he thinks he wants; the adolation of upper-class society
January 20, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Trump can genuinely be explained by Veblen
Veblen didn't go far enough
Home goods company Kohler recently unveiled a new device called the Dekoda — a $599 camera that can be attached to your toilet bowl and take pictures of what’s inside.
Kohler unveils a camera for your toilet | TechCrunch
Home goods company Kohler recently unveiled a new device called the Dekoda — a $599 camera that can be attached to your toilet bowl and take pictures of what’s inside.
techcrunch.com
October 19, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Veblen didn't go far enough
RIP Thorstein Veblen you'd have hated this shit.
How about this explanation… even for folks doing reasonably well in this strange economy, they can see the worst people in the world just raking in money in the ugliest of ways, and they know they’ll never be able to compete with that, and that their money will be worth less and less over time.
May 27, 2026 at 1:17 PM
RIP Thorstein Veblen you'd have hated this shit.
Vimes vs. Veblen
The Vimes Boots Theory has been running up hard against "are these boots $200 because they're built right, or is that purely a brand positioning thing and they're made of the same 1mm-thick fake leather as the $50 ones"
April 14, 2026 at 4:32 AM
Vimes vs. Veblen
On a related note, can anyone think of a Veblen good/service more Veblen than fin dommes?
It makes Games Workshop and Rolex look like commodity sellers by comparison.
It makes Games Workshop and Rolex look like commodity sellers by comparison.
To be fair, someone whose entire career is selling possibly the most Veblen of all Veblen goods might have a hard time understanding how relatively normal goods work.
April 29, 2026 at 1:45 AM
On a related note, can anyone think of a Veblen good/service more Veblen than fin dommes?
It makes Games Workshop and Rolex look like commodity sellers by comparison.
It makes Games Workshop and Rolex look like commodity sellers by comparison.
Just a gal reading about Veblen goods.
January 7, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Just a gal reading about Veblen goods.
I named my fists Thorstein and Veblen because you're about to conspicuously consume them
December 1, 2025 at 4:23 AM
I named my fists Thorstein and Veblen because you're about to conspicuously consume them
It’s basically a keto diet, but you only eat Veblen goods.
June 5, 2024 at 9:37 PM
It’s basically a keto diet, but you only eat Veblen goods.
“all in veblen, all in veblen”
[clears throat] as research shows, when large numbers of women begin entering a profession, men flee it. like embodying the masculine virtues
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January 17, 2025 at 1:01 PM
“all in veblen, all in veblen”
On Tuesday we discover whether Americans consider tequila and avocados to be Veblen goods
February 2, 2025 at 12:50 AM
On Tuesday we discover whether Americans consider tequila and avocados to be Veblen goods
Who’s afraid of Thorstein Veblen?
I do want to shout-out my fellow sociologists, who have collectively created a discipline so woke that not a single one of our introductory textbooks can make it past Florida's censors.
Great work everyone.
Great work everyone.
February 7, 2026 at 2:32 AM
Who’s afraid of Thorstein Veblen?
The fact that the "bluechecks are a Veblen good" dude had an NFT avatar *and* crypto in his handle is exquisite. The Silicon Valley equivalent of the Glengarry leads
March 20, 2025 at 4:37 AM
The fact that the "bluechecks are a Veblen good" dude had an NFT avatar *and* crypto in his handle is exquisite. The Silicon Valley equivalent of the Glengarry leads