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I think that the point is that it is the new status-symbol. In my experience (not Silicon Valley), status symbols in the form of material possessions have take
by Dewie 12y ago
I think that the point is that it is the new status-symbol.
In my experience (not Silicon Valley), status symbols in the form of material possessions have taken a back seat to status symbols in the form of fitness and "experiential materialism" (frequent travelling, exotic and varied experiences).
- hawkice 12y agoI don't disagree with the thrust of what you are saying, and I am particularly amused that in the age of almost infinite variation deliverable through the internet there is a kind of odd counter-signalling effect to avoiding that (I also like travel and have been doing it constantly for more than a year, though, so what do I know). Describing physical fitness as "the new status-symbol" seems pretty bizarre to me, though. As a status symbol it probably predates humanity.
- batbomb 12y agoPhysical fitness itself isn't a status symbol, per se. How people conduct their personal physical fitness is what has elevated it to a status symbol. Things like when, where, how often, how public, what activities/exercises, and even what they wear to work... that's the new status symbol. A ridiculous recent example is the Trulia co-founder rowing to Hawaii with his wife for the cause of... wait for it.... the fight against sugar.
- jessaustin 12y agoThanks for mentioning this I hadn't heard of it! Sorry, I think it's awesome, and not because I care what other people eat. http://www.fatchancerow.org/blog/2014/8/4/zero-miles-to-go-divorce-papers-still-untouched http://www.fatchancerow.org/blog/2014/8/4/zero-miles-to-go-d...
- potatoyogurt 12y agoTotally. I'm so sick of hearing people talk about the twenty countries they went to last spring. If you like traveling, that's totally fine, but with a lot of people, it just feels like they're checking boxes to try to seem more interesting.
- cylinder 12y agoWorst part is when people say "We did Country X..."