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I'm writing a novel, and I'm doing some research for an upper class character. The story is set in the present day. I haven't decided his nationality yet.
He's supposed to be as upper class as a person can get without being in the public eye, so he's not royalty (though he could have an obscure aristocratic title, e.g. Count von Kuschenpuschen,) not from a political dynasty (e.g. not a Bush or Kennedy type), not from an industrial or commercial dynasty (e.g. not a Krupp or Rockefeller type), etc. He's part of the wallpaper, not a big name.
It's kind of hard to conceptualize these sub-elite types, because they're not high profile. It's not easy to just extract a stereotype from pop culture and run with it, which is why I'm especially interested in this type. I like things that aren't obvious.
How would you describe the lives of people like these, /lit/? Who are they and where do they come from? What are their values, who do they know, what do they do?
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>>8691975
look toward martin shkreli before he became infamous
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>>8691975
https://www.amazon.com/Class-Through-American-Status-System/dp/0671792253
This is one of the better works on the American class structure. It talks in detail about the out-of-sight class, as well as all the gradations of the lower and middle classes.
I don't know about other nationalities.
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>>8691975
he could very well be a reclusive founder of a giant tech firm. perhaps he still runs it as ceo, perhaps he took a buyout and merely sits on the board of directors (and votes by proxy, of course).
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