Category: Sociology

20
Jun

Plateau of Happiness

Originally published on August 20th, 2015. Tonight, my wife and I had dinner in San Francisco at a lovely restaurant called The House of Prime Rib. We had heard mostly positive things about the place, so Jen decided to place reservations for us to eat there a month in advance. She’s gets pretty serious when […]

3
Dec

Travel, Social Media, & Conspicuous Leisure

By jdthai In Sociology, Travel

Travel is a more recent flavor of conspicuous consumption (and conspicuous leisure) which has spurred from the permeation of social media into many aspects of our lives. For this blog, I’ve decided to delve into a few trends that stand out on my social media feeds (Facebook, Instagram, etc.) to see if I can highlight […]