Rory Sutherland Rory Sutherland

How oneupmanship wrecks things for everyone

You can’t just have people round for a pie and booze now; you have to mess about with ramekins. Thanks for nothing, Delia

"A peacock is a wankified pheasant" [Getty Images/iStockphoto]

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