{"id":266628,"date":"2025-07-31T12:05:04","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T11:05:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/what-the-recent-obsession-with-yachts-says-about-class-in-america-the-assignment\/"},"modified":"2025-07-31T12:05:04","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T11:05:04","slug":"what-the-recent-obsession-with-yachts-says-about-class-in-america-the-assignment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/what-the-recent-obsession-with-yachts-says-about-class-in-america-the-assignment\/","title":{"rendered":"What the recent obsession with yachts says about class in America | The Assignment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/PvpAiQr5sHA\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"What the recent obsession with yachts says about class in America | The Assignment\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PvpAiQr5sHA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re living in a golden age of yachts, bunkers, and ultra-wealth \u2013 and social media is eating it up. 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