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Think of it as analogous to bling. If you wear lots of gold, drive a sports car, etc, you're showing you've got enough cash to blow it on non-essentials. If you
by danohuiginn 18y ago
Think of it as analogous to bling. If you wear lots of gold, drive a sports car, etc, you're showing you've got enough cash to blow it on non-essentials. If you're self-deprecating, you show that you have enough status to waste it by downplaying your achievements.
- yason 18y agoSorry, I should have been more explicit; I meant the other way around. The self-deprecating dynamics I get, the U.S. version I don't -- probably just because of that :-) I would still appreciate thoughts on why and how?