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You can clearly tell someone status by what kind of tracksuit they wear and when, for example. Or the subtle differences between a man with a $20 haircut and a
by Swizec 6y ago
You can clearly tell someone status by what kind of tracksuit they wear and when, for example. Or the subtle differences between a man with a $20 haircut and a man with a $150 haircut.
Even black t-shirts are not all the same if you know where to look.
Hell, if we both have a Porsche 911, but I share it on instagram as my wonderful car and you just never mention it because a Porsche 911 is a normal car to you ... which of us is higher class?
Then there are shibboleths. We use this in professional contexts. If you’re a Fortune500 person and I say I will consult my lawyer, you know I’m a schmuck and a small vendor. Otherwise I’d have a department and would say I will “talk to legal”
- throwaway0a5e 6y agoIf an expensive track suit, not sharing your Porsche on the 'gram and referring to your lawyer as "legal" are all it takes to seem legit then getting swindled by a "vendor" in Uzbekistan might be in your future. Edit: the point was that shallow things easily copied with minimal investment make bad signals.
- Swizec 6y agoIt’s an example and the rules are always shifting. Same as how the kids know whether you’re cool or not. If you’re not part of the in crowd you’ll never know what glaringly obvious signal makes you stand out.
- tonyedgecombe 6y agoCars are fascinating, in my area the flashiest cars are parked outside the smallest houses.