How to Join the One Percent? - Essay - NYTimes.com

I pondered this for a moment, then wondered aloud: “Does this mean I have to upgrade my friends?”

He answered somberly, “I think you have to upgrade your friends.”

What about my parents? I asked.

“It would be very helpful to upgrade your parents,” he agreed.

That comment made a lot of sense. My parents, after all, didn’t show the basic courtesy to the next generation of becoming obscenely wealthy.