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This term is meant in the opposite sense to what you seem to be implying in your prior comment. The clue is right there in the name: “gilded” does not mean gold
by mturmon 8y ago
This term is meant in the opposite sense to what you seem to be implying in your prior comment. The clue is right there in the name: “gilded” does not mean golden, in the sense of being made of gold.
- smadge 8y agoExactly, for those who missed it, gilded means coated with a thin layer of gold over a much cheaper element beneath: extravagant wealth for a few at the top distracting from the poverty below.