
Please, let’s stop romanticizing the term “old money” as if it automatically represents elegance, class, and sophistication.
Much of what we call “old money” has historical roots in colonialism, exploitation, and the extraction of wealth from other nations. Fortunes were built through the suffering, forced labor, and dispossession of others.
Generational wealth is not always a symbol of hard work or virtue. Sometimes, it is a legacy of privilege built on injustice.
Before glorifying “old money,” perhaps we should ask where that money originally came from.
2026-10-22 19:19