Subj : Re: BMW charging monthly
To   : ACMEBBS
From : boraxman
Date : Wed Jul 20 2022 00:26:46

 AC>  > Probably because they are up themselves.  People who drive luxury cars 
 AC>  > seeking a "status symbol" but without having any actual status.  All ow
 AC>  > that car really shows is that you took on a lot of debt.
 AC> 
 AC> That's part of the thing about taking on a lot of debt...but I have an
 AC> idea that those who need these status symbols are inferior physically
 AC> and need to make up for it with big cars/guns/other "big" items.
 AC>  
 AC> 

From people I know who have bought into this idea, that is not true.  They just simply feel they need these items, or that it really, really does mean something, that you've "made it".  One vague commonality I've noted is insecurity.  The people I've known in my life who have attached importance to owning 'status symbol' cars did so to maintain what they thought were, and probably were, tenuous social links.  Fear of not being seen as a peer, when your peers are only your peers because of consumption, rather than shared skills.

Thats why I mean about 'status symbols' without the status.  If you actually have status, if you are a successful businessman, a creative entrepreneur, an inventor, excellent chess player, whatever, your fellow peers are your peers because of your abilities, talents.

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