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money != class

• Bakary 7y ago
  That's something we tell ourselves to make ourselves feel better. In reality class is an abstract concept that it also derived from status-seeking behavior and creating a distance from others through abstract metrics, or defending our egos from more powerful people.
  • kyleblarson 7y ago
    ok, money != taste, is that better?
    • Bakary 7y ago
      It's the same mechanism at work. The thought that someone would have so much more disposable income creates tension, so we jump to another axis of judgment according to which we come out on top. In the end we still are trying to reassert our own ego in the face of a threat.