No argument there. My goal is to maximize interests of customers, employees, investors, and my own family. That's enough without worrying about somebody else's

No argument there. My goal is to maximize interests of customers, employees, investors, and my own family. That's enough without worrying about somebody else's notions of status. As Jane Austen's Elizabeth Bennett said to Lady de Bourgh, "I am only resolved to act in that manner, which will, in my own opinion, constitute my happiness, without reference to you, or to any person so wholly unconnected with me." [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pride_and_Prejudice https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pride_and_Prejudice