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When and why did money become a taboo subject?

Hi. I'm mainly looking to see if anyone knows when money became a taboo subject to talk about (particularly salaries, but money in general is fine.) I would also be interested to know why it became taboo.

I tried searching for the question and didn't find anything. If there is something I would appreciate being pointed in the right direction. Thanks!
gpt
This isn't going to exactly answer your question, but the place you should 100% start is with Viviana Zelizer. She's based her entire career (and started the field) on how money is rarely just *money,* and is more often than not loaded with social and moral meaning. I'd start with her book The Social Meaning of Money.