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> Status symbols like flatware, though, are especially pernicious. Jeez, I just use my flatware to eat with. I had no idea it was an "especially pernicious" st
by erichocean 14y ago
> Status symbols like flatware, though, are especially pernicious.
Jeez, I just use my flatware to eat with. I had no idea it was an "especially pernicious" status symbol. Silly me.
- MartinCron 14y agoAnything can be a status symbol, but it doesn't mean everything is a status symbol.
- MortenK 14y agoThe flatware recommended in the article is $10 a piece. It compares a bit to buying a $80 dollar stainless steel salt shaker to match the $60 carbon-fiber wine bottle stopper. It's probably those kinds of things op is calling a status symbol. It compares to buying