Counter Intuitive

Throughout history, people in positions of power have come up with some pretty cool ways to parade their wealth and creativity. Be it the invention of lawns or extravagant parties, the frivolous consumption of exotic and scarce resources has served as an effective and enduring display of status and influence. Now in modern times, many people can afford smaller versions of these historical power trips (see: Thanksgiving dinner). The use of Granite and Marble is a perfect, yet ironic example of this pattern playing out. You see, before it was fashionable to install Granite in your bathroom or Quartz kitchen countertops, it used to be that Granite and Marble were the ultimate status symbol, use