The economy is just a VIP list now - by Hanna Horvath
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The economy increasingly rewards people who can afford to never wait, mix or be observed.
There were a few ways to get to the World Cup final. One involved lots and lots of lines: for the subway to Penn Station, where you stood in the sun waiting for a yellow school bus to come pick you up to take you to the Meadowlands, where you waited in another long line to get in. There, you waited in even more lines, for the bathroom, for food, for drinks. The other way involved meeting a group of men in matching suits in Midtown who whisked you to New Jersey in a guarded Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van, past all the checkpoints, where you entered the stadium from the basement level and walked…
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