When I was a kid in the 50's, clothing was the social signifier. "You're not going out dressed like THAT! " If you saw someone dressed informally, you knew she was not upper class. I remember going to the ball parks and the men wore suits, ties and hats. Today billionaires wear hoodies.
Food is now the signifier. If you see someone eating a Twinkie you know they are prole. Go into a temple of food such as Whole Foods. Behind the bread counter there are two slicers, one for organic bread and the other for conventional. God forbid that little Peirpontle get one crumb of conventional bread -- he won't get into Harvard. It'st like the rules of kosher food.
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