Noticeable economic status differences (read: status symbols) are one of the most motivating forces in social behavior. https://www.scientificamerican.com/arti

Noticeable economic status differences (read: status symbols) are one of the most motivating forces in social behavior. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-psychology-of-social/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-psychology-of... >...apart from economic payoffs, social status seems to be the most important incentive and motivating force of social behavior.” The more noticeable status disparities are, the more concerned with status people become, and the differences between the haves and have-nots have been extremely pronounced during the economic recession of recent years.