I'm en route to the Middle East for work, and, courtesy of my client, get to fly business class on Emirates. (I fully admit, this is pretty sweet, but also something I would NEVER spend my own money on.) The on-demand TV programming has commercials that I'm finding pretty jaw-dropping in terms of affluenza, status spending, and selling an image. The number of (luxury) watch, jewelry, car, travel, and investing ads I've seen is mind boggling. I mean, I get who they're targeting (financiers, oil people, and whoever else does business in UAE!), but it just blows my mind that people can be so taken by such blatant pandering to an image of sophistication and wealth.
I wonder if anyone has noticed that my business tote handle is being held together with masking tape?