I think this used to be true, but not anymore. In the 1980's driving an expensive car was high status. It is today increasingly not so - people are seen as resource-wasting, planet-killing assholes for it. Riding a bike is cooler. When did wearing golden jewelry stop being cool? I think about thirty years ago.
I think this used to be true, but not anymore. In the 1980's driving an expensive car was high status. It is today increasingly not so - people are seen as resource-wasting, planet-killing assholes for it. Riding a bike is cooler. When did wearing golden jewelry stop being cool? I think about thirty years ago.
I think today education is status, and expensive cars or golden jewelry have an uneducated vibe. Money still matters, but it has to be signalled in a hidden, furtive, deniable, none too obvious ways.
Dear David,
I think this used to be true, but not anymore. In the 1980's driving an expensive car was high status. It is today increasingly not so - people are seen as resource-wasting, planet-killing assholes for it. Riding a bike is cooler. When did wearing golden jewelry stop being cool? I think about thirty years ago.
I think today education is status, and expensive cars or golden jewelry have an uneducated vibe. Money still matters, but it has to be signalled in a hidden, furtive, deniable, none too obvious ways.
I completely agree. Check out my post “Status Is Weird” for an explanation of this phenomenon.