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2. Manners are reserved for their peers or betters.

Sat Feb 7, 2026, 12:27 PM

22 hrs ago

Peons and peasants excluded.

The rich man's version of "class consciousness". That's ok for them you see.

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A Short Story About Rich People And Apologies [View all] Coolgoober 22 hrs ago OP

I had to really think about that. Biophilic 22 hrs ago #1

Manners are reserved for their peers or betters. AloeVera 22 hrs ago #2

This being rude wealth signaling must be a fairly recent thing. Hugin 21 hrs ago #4