The Tinder Swindler, Inventing Anna & Status Peacocking
The recent high society cons expose our fake social life and explain why so many people are opting out.
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I love the Netflix preview scene for “Inventing Anna” — sitting in prison, Anna Delvey tells a reporter who is visiting her that she looks poor.
The reporter, flustered, starts rationalizing, saying she’s pregnant and maternity clothes are hard to come by until she realizes the absurdity of it and points out Anna’s situation — the fraudulent wannabe socialite is dressed in a prison jumpsuit, literally broke, judging other people based on their image.
The exchange is reflective of how a segment of our social life, namely, “the scene,” currently functions. It didn’t matter that Anna Delvey was ACTUALLY poor, literally broke and in prison, behind bars, she was still judging how everyone else looked.
“The scene,” has always perplexed me…
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