If you enjoyed Paul Fussell I highly recommed Bourdieu’s “Distinction”.
It addresses many of the criticisms about class and taste claims expressed in the comments: It is extremely data-driven instead of relying on ‘common knowledge’. It describes not only how different classes’ tastes differ but how those difference evolve over time, and not only a single hierarchy of classes but the different fields in which classes operate.
Bourdieu doesn’t seem to be part of the lesswrong canon, but could well be. He has an undeserved reputation as (only) a theorist, whereas to me his strength is in his use of large bodies of data (but not experiments, alas). The books can be heavy going and to remind of diseased discplines, but the data is great.
If you enjoyed Paul Fussell I highly recommed Bourdieu’s “Distinction”.
It addresses many of the criticisms about class and taste claims expressed in the comments: It is extremely data-driven instead of relying on ‘common knowledge’. It describes not only how different classes’ tastes differ but how those difference evolve over time, and not only a single hierarchy of classes but the different fields in which classes operate.
Bourdieu doesn’t seem to be part of the lesswrong canon, but could well be. He has an undeserved reputation as (only) a theorist, whereas to me his strength is in his use of large bodies of data (but not experiments, alas). The books can be heavy going and to remind of diseased discplines, but the data is great.