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Book · 2017 · Income distribution

Dream hoarders

by Richard V. Reeves · Brought up by 2 people on 2 podcasts

Dream hoarders by Richard V. Reeves has been mentioned in 2 episodes across 2 podcasts (1 episode recommends it and 1 episode discusses it), through . Most frequently brought up by Ryan Holiday (1 episode) and Steve Levitt (1 episode) on People I (Mostly) Admire (1 episode) and The Daily Stoic (1 episode).

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He also wrote a great book called dream hoarders we have signed copies of both of them in the painted porch.
Ryan Holiday · The Daily Stoic · Dec 2024

The best things said about it

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Great example would be the book you wr before which is called dream hoarders which is about how the upper middle class is moving away from the rest of society.
Steve Levitt People I (Mostly) Admire · Oct 2024

Why people recommend it

Dream Hoarders by Richard V. Reeves is a sociological exploration of how the American upper middle class subtly hoards opportunities and separates itself from the rest of society to the detriment of broader social mobility. On an episode of The Daily Stoic titled Richard Reeves on Why Men Are Being Set Up To Fail, Ryan Holiday recommended the publication to listeners, noting that he had signed copies of the work available for purchase at his bookstore, The Painted Porch. Holiday praised the volume as a great book that complements Reeves's other writings on modern social structures. The book was also discussed in depth on an episode of People I (Mostly) Admire titled Why Are Boys and Men in Trouble? Host Steve Levitt brought up the title while conversing with the author, citing it as a prime example of Reeves's prior research. Levitt highlighted how the volume meticulously details the ways in which privileged socioeconomic groups inadvertently pull away from the rest of society, creating entrenched advantages that hinder egalitarian progress. Across these discussions, podcast hosts emphasized the relevance of Reeves's sociological insights in understanding modern class stratification, educational gatekeeping, and the widening economic divides that continue to challenge contemporary democratic societies.

Every mention

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Ryan Holiday he also wrote a great book called dream hoarders we have signed copies of both of them in the painted porch 1
Recommended
“he also wrote a great book called dream hoarders we have signed copies of both of them in the painted porch”
Steve Levitt great example would be the book you wr before which is called dream hoarders which is about how the upper m… 1
Discussed
“great example would be the book you wr before which is called dream hoarders which is about how the upper middle class is moving away from the rest of society”
Discussed
“A great example would be the book you wrote before, which is called Dream Hoarders, which is about how the upper middle class is moving away from the rest of society.”

Portraits from Wikimedia Commons: Ryan Holiday, Luiz Berengue / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0); Steve Levitt, Stephen Foskett / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0).