Rachel Barker
No one wants to be perceived as rich in 2024. It’s cool to be anti-capitalist, billionaires are what’s wrong with the world, and rich kids are vapid, boring and insensitive anyway. But it wasn’t always like this.Recently, my 17-year-old housemate said the thought that being rich once made you popular was insane.“When I see that in old movies I'm like what the f*ck are you talking about?” she mused. Advertisem*nt Advertisem*nt Advertisem*nt
And shut the f*ck up the next time you go to say “I’m broke” when what you really mean is you’re unwilling to tuck into your $10k savings account to buy a croissant.Rachel Barker is a writer / producer at VICE NZ in Aotearoa. You can find her @rachellydiab on IG and Letterboxd and see her film criticism on YouTube.
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