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Luxury Beliefs Are Status Symbols
phoebe and added
My claim is that luxury goods are gradually becoming a noisier signal of one's position in society. This isn't to say that they don't still confer status — they clearly do. People still buy material items to signal their status. But because they've become a noisier signal over time, people are starting to signal their status with their beliefs and ... See more
The Profile Interview: Author Rob Henderson on Why We Hold ‘Luxury Beliefs’ and Develop ‘Status Anxiety’
The chief purpose of luxury beliefs is to indicate the believer’s social class and education. When an affluent person expresses support for defunding the police, drug legalization, open borders, looting, or permissive sexual norms, or uses terms like white privilege, they are engaging in a status display. They are trying to tell you, “I am a member
... See moreRob Henderson • Troubled: A Memoir of Foster Care, Family, and Social Class
Unfortunately, like fashion trends that debut on the runway and make it into JCPenney three years later, the luxury beliefs of the upper class often trickle down and are adopted by people lower on the food chain, which means many of these beliefs end up causing social harm.
Rob Henderson • Troubled: A Memoir of Foster Care, Family, and Social Class
Given that everyone can now buy designer handbags and new cars, the rich have taken to using much more tacit signifiers of their social position.
bbc • The new, subtle ways the rich signal their wealth
Danielle Vermeer and added
Life, put simply, is all about status. I recently read W. David Marx’s book Status and Culture —thanks Bryce Ferguson for the rec—and that fact was my clear takeaway. The book subtly changed how I look at the world; when you start to pay attention, status dictates nearly everything in our lives.
In the book, Marx argues that:
In the book, Marx argues that:
- There is no human soci
Clicks & Clout: How We Seek Status In the Digital Age
Andrew McCluskey added
Wrapping my head around this - what if status is not aspirational in nature?