So how does one think about managing "knowledge" and can it even be done?
Can you even sell knowledge management?
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Ponder this as a method of managing knowledge, at a different level
Perhaps most importantly, the new investment in inconspicuous consumption reproduces privilege in a way that previous conspicuous consumption could not.
Knowing which New Yorker articles to reference or what small talk to engage in at the local farmers’ market enables and displays the acquisition of cultural capital,
thereby providing entry into social networks that, in turn, help to pave the way to elite jobs, key social and professional contacts, and private schools.
In short, inconspicuous consumption confers social mobility.