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I don't care about the opinion of kids. I'm also completely unimpressed by someone wearing a Rolex though, so different mileage for different people.

• ghurtado 8mo ago
  You should be able to understand the definition of a common term such as "status symbol" though. Understanding words does not require being impressed by anything, nor caring about the opinion of kids.
  • daveguy 8mo ago
    If most people are thinking "whoopdedoo... you clearly have more money than sense" when they see your status symbol, is it still a status symbol?
    • Avicebron 8mo ago
      It depends, if someone fundamentally believes that having more money than someone else means that person is of higher status, then it is. If people don't consider that someone with more money is of a higher status then symbols of that wealth aren't meaningful. I think a lot of people have an ingrained belief that "more money == more status"
    • fluidcruft 8mo ago
      Status symbols signal different status in different contexts. Some contexts (mostly lower middle class and below) are impressed by Rolex watches because they are expensive and the struggle for money forms a collective experience. The old rich doesn't give a shit about Rolex watches beyond noticing the newb rich using them to tell on themselves.
      • daveguy 8mo ago
        And some people just don't give a shit about a fancy watch no matter how much money they have or don't have.
  • simonw 8mo ago
    Different mileage for different people.