Here is the beautiful "old" New York -- film anthology building and above it the sign "Live like a Rockefeller party like a rock star" to sell real estate equated with a false notion -- a fantasy because buying "this real estate" with provide you neither a life like a Rockefeller or a party life style like a rock star. Yes, NYU- mega dormed the East Village to death and we are dorminated, dominated with bars and banks -- NYU-Las Vegas ville but hardly Rockefeller or Rolling Stones life style.(Click on the photo to see it larger.)
I have been so deeply traumatized by what I have had to endure I couldn't absorb this but www.curbed.com pointed it out and astute person who commented pointed out the Rockefeller's never lived like this -- studios and one bedroom. I am sure even the penthouse would not be up to their wealthy standards. VH1 shows us over and over that partying like a rock star is far from enviable but lonely. They are selling a fantasy they way Victoria Secrets sells lingerie. Advertising churns $$$$ on our discontent and they $ell you the idea if you buy "this" you will be happy!!!
A sign like this is targeted at "wannabes" that will never be Rockefellers and or be invited to parties that are as decadent as a rockstars. The constant focus on falls from grace comes with a message "it ain't all it is cracked up to be".
The bottom line is we are being pushed out and we are not welcome. The invisible "not welcome sign" manifests in so many ways. Some are not even invisible.
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