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> Kids today are a status symbol. Out of curiosity, do you have kids? They're a pretty labor-intensive "status symbol." <g>

• paulcole 6y ago
  Lol no way would I ever have kids. Got a vasectomy as soon as I could find a doctor to do one. But I also don’t have to own a Porsche to know why people buy them. Status symbols aren’t just expensive to buy, they’re expensive to own, too. You think the orthopedic surgeon mows the lawn on their vacation cabin upstate every weekend? Or the big law litigator does the mechanical work on their Cessna? No, those things cost a ton to store, maintain, fuel, and use. Same as kids. But then the status comes from putting in as little work as possible (through hired help) and only showing them off when you want. Send ‘em to boarding school, hire an au pair, etc. etc. Another way to think of it. Look at things the working classes have out of need/desperation and that require tremendous amounts of work. The upper classes want those things for recreation/enjoyment/status and to do as little work as possible themselves.