Now this is interesting. I’ve subscribed for a while now to Daily Candy, which is a daily email whose value is in its restaurant, shopping, and culture tips in the city you live in. I’ve always been a bit struck by the tone they take, and how consumerist their emails are. It’s always felt very superficial, shallow, consumed with status, and imbued with a sense of superiority. The underlying message has always seemed to be “you will be so hip and cool if only you are shopping here or d...