At the end of the day you're right in that a card sometimes functions status symbol, just a less visible one than say a car. But its strength is weakening, and

At the end of the day you're right in that a card sometimes functions status symbol, just a less visible one than say a car. But its strength is weakening, and status can't compete with network coverage and fraud protection functionality. Can't wait for the day when we can do away with physical cards altogether.