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Thank you for posting- this is a viewpoint I never considered before. I was told that poor people had no way of affording large investments like houses and inst
by rocketvole 2y ago
Thank you for posting- this is a viewpoint I never considered before. I was told that poor people had no way of affording large investments like houses and instead spent that money on status symbols.
- toss1 2y agoThe money quote: >>Status symbols — silk shells, designer shoes, luxury handbags — become keys to unlock these gates. If I need a job that will save my lower back and move my baby from medicaid to an HMO, how much should I spend signaling to people like my former VP that I will not compromise her status by opening the door to me? It is about keys to get past the near-invisible micro-gatekeeping