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Rarities tend to be expensive, so elites with less economic capital may seek distinction in novelties instead. New fashion styles, recording artists, musical genres, or films use information as the primary signaling cost, and the creative classes are always the most in the know.
Status and Culture: How Our Desire for Social Rank Creates Taste, Identity, Art, Fashion, and Constant Change
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