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EPISODE · Oct 15, 2025 · 1H 3M

52. The Unwritten Rules of the Elites!

from Crazy Together · host Marcus & Esme O’Kayvius

No. Marcus and Esme have not started a professional development product line. In this episode, Marcus and Esme explore the unwritten rules that govern interactions with and between members of the upper or executive class.  Why? Because they're the bosses (and the bosses' bosses) and they have their own ways of thinking and talking. So, as a service to their neurodivergent friends, Marcus and Esme decided to spend some time decoding the norms and behaviors of the elites to better understand how to deal with them.    Visit our website: crazytogetherpod.com   Contact us: https://www.crazytogetherpod.com/contact   Sources for this episode include: Howard, Adam, and student researchers. Globally Elite – A Social Justice Project on Privilege. Colby College, 2025, https://web.colby.edu/global-elites/.  Voyer, Andrea, Zachary D. Kline, and Madison Danton. “Symbols of Class: A Computational Analysis of Class Distinction-Making through Etiquette, 1922–2017.” Poetics, vol. 94, Oct. 2022, article no. 101734. ScienceDirect, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0  Hartmann, Michael. The Sociology of Elites. 1st ed., Routledge, 2004. Taylor & Francis eBooks, https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/10.4324/9780203966242/sociology-elites-michael-hartmann..  Manners Matters. “The 8 Unwritten Rules of Elite Social Circles!” YouTube, uploaded by Manners Matters, 8 months ago, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnCndaLU76g.  Zhang, Wen, et al. “How We Learn Social Norms: A Three-Stage Model for Social Norm Learning.” Frontiers in Psychology, vol. 14, 2 June 2023, article no. 1153809. PubMed Central, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10272593/..  Dougherty, Katharine. “The Hidden Nature Behind Elite Status.” Globally Elite, 9 May 2021, Colby College, https://web.colby.edu/global-elites/2021/05/09/the-hidden-nature-behind-elite-status/  Piff, Paul K., et al. “Higher Social Class Predicts Increased Unethical Behavior.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, vol. 109, no. 11, 13 Mar. 2012, pp. 4086–4091. PNAS, https://www.pnas.org/doi/pdf/10.1073/pnas.1118373109..  Abumrad, Jad and Robert Krulwich, hosts. "Lying to Ourselves." Radiolab, WNYC Studios, 7 May 2014, www.radiolab.org/podcast/91618-lying-to-ourselves.   Our theme music Midnight—Declan DP [Audio Library Release] Music provided by Audio Library Plus Watch:    • Midnight — Declan DP | Free Backgroun...   Free Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/midnight-declan-dp

No. Marcus and Esme have not started a professional development product line. In this episode, Marcus and Esme explore the unwritten rules that govern interactions with and between members of the upper or executive class.  Why? Because they’re the bosses (and the bosses’ bosses) and they have their own ways of thinking and talking. So, as a service to their neurodivergent friends, Marcus and Esme decided to spend some time decoding the norms and behaviors of the elites to better understand how to deal with them.

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