Talk:Conspicuous consumption/Archives/2016

Dubious
"In the 21st century, there emerged the variant consumerist behaviour of conspicuous compassion, the practice of publicly donating great sums of money to charity, to enhance the social prestige of the donor."

Really? Just in the 21st century? This is an old, old behaviour - even the Bible disses rich people who make a big show of being generous. Smurrayinchester 08:46, 30 March 2016 (UTC)