This is like watching Veblen's Theory of the Leisure Class but upgraded for our Attention Economy Age.
In the past the Signal was - look at me, look at all these luxury items I have accumulated, look at my leisure activities, you want to be like me - do what I say.
Today the Signal is - I am so smart, Farmer Joe and his herd of illiterates has validated I am a genius, look at my networth, look at my ideas, you want to be like me - pay ATTENTION to me - do what I say.
This seems like a pretty unhinged reaction to this. What triggered you? By your reference which indicates an aversion to status, I guess his failure to endorse Marxist orthodoxy or recite woke catechisms?
Are you aware it comes across rather transparently as envy and self defeating rage? Rather than hate on success, why not make some choices to create improvements in your life to actually get results you might feel happy with? The path of the fake payoff of hating on a clearly well informed and intelligent analyst of current affairs, while it may make you temporarily feel better, can only ultimately be compensatory and not actually yield results to improve your life. Rather it is more likely to act as a substitute! Be warned of that path, the path of no personal responsibility and claiming victimhood, it doesn’t lead anywhere good :)
Btw - “do what i say” is more echoed in your “shamed if you disagree” leftist strategy than anything Marc says here. You might want to bring a bit of a mirror and self awareness to enhance your stance. Hopefully this helps! Haha :)
In the past the Signal was - look at me, look at all these luxury items I have accumulated, look at my leisure activities, you want to be like me - do what I say.
Today the Signal is - I am so smart, Farmer Joe and his herd of illiterates has validated I am a genius, look at my networth, look at my ideas, you want to be like me - pay ATTENTION to me - do what I say.