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"status" is mentioned 17 times, including in the headline. "Flashy" being a synonym for "status" clothes is well-known.
by capableweb 4y ago
"status" is mentioned 17 times, including in the headline. "Flashy" being a synonym for "status" clothes is well-known.
- Deukhoofd 4y agoThe actual content of the study just refers to logos for the clothing parts. > The results showed that participants elected to co-operate with partners whose avatars had unbranded clothing 57% of the time, but when the avatar sported a luxury logo, this figure dropped to 45%. > A second study, in which participants could first choose the design of their own avatar, found that those who chose branded rather than unbranded clothing themselves were still less likely to choose to co-operate with partners with brand-boasting vs logo-free avatars.
- yieldcrv 4y agoHN posting guidelines are also well-known amongst participants here, so people call out when a title breaks a guideline and breaks it for the specific reason the guideline exists for: reducing ambiguity.
- drewcoo 4y agoThe parent's point is that the title on HN should match the article's.