I'm Rich, You're Poor

How to Give Social Media a Reality Check

Shabaz Ali

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English

DK
26 March 2024

Popular culture; TV tie-in humour; Lifetyle & personal style guides

Razor-sharp, laugh-out-loud satire of social media's mega-rich from 'The Voice of the Cost-of-Living Crisis' @ShabazSays

The world is full of books about how to be rich. This is not one of them.

Today, many of us are feeling the pinch - and being bombarded with portrayals of social media 'perfection' is making that pinch feel more like a punch.

We may know that social media - with all its billionaires and beauty queens - is just a highlight reel. So why is it still making most of us feel so low?

Comedian Shabaz Ali wants to help you see the funny side of social media again. Because while it looks nice to live up in an ivory tower, this book reminds us that it is much more fun to be part of the baying mob that surrounds it.

This laugh-out-loud deep-dive into social media's ridiculously rich, will help you love your own penny-pinched, rough-around-the-edges, extraordinarily ordinary life.

By: Shabaz Ali
Imprint: DK
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 223mm, Width: 142mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 352g
ISBN: 9780241689325
ISBN 10: 0241689325
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 26 March 2024
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Shabaz Ali (@ShabazSays) is a comedian and broadcaster who has built a large and dedicated audience with his withering take downs of those who package and present their 'perfect' lives online. When he's not online you can find Shabaz at his day job as a chemistry teacher in Blackburn.

Reviews for I'm Rich, You're Poor: How to Give Social Media a Reality Check

Hilarious and thought provoking! -- Davina McCall Sharp commentary, delivered with wit and in a fuzzy onesie, puts these topics into clearer context. -- Adam Mosseri, Head of Instagram Smart, witty and refreshing – had me laughing out loud one second and thinking deeply the next. -- Katie Piper OBE A brilliantly witty, always hilarious and unapologetically cutting take on everything that is wrong with social media. I’ve never loved Quavers so much! -- Dr Ranj This book is ‘vicked!’ Silly, funny, yet very insightful. -- Tez Ilyas As a fellow povvo, I love Shabaz and this book because it is informative, hilarious and relatable. -- Fats Timbo I love this book as much as I love my fridge full of assorted flavour ice! Will make you fall in love with social media again. -- Laura Whitmore