Perhaps you're high enough up the ladder that those are simply the people you know and interact with? Move higher up and "personal city on the moon" becomes th

Perhaps you're high enough up the ladder that those are simply the people you know and interact with? Move higher up and "personal city on the moon" becomes the status symbol. Move lower down and it's still cars. What type of car, and what modifications it has, etc, become quite important talking points. A recent SMBC seems to me to explain it well: https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/esteem-2 https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/esteem-2