Things you have bought for “status” reasons

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Some people on this thread just want to be argumentative and/or like to hear themselves talk

Typical of DCUM. But it is weird to see people talk about being frugal as a status symbol

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I haven’t don’t this since junior high school, when having the right brand of clothes seemed important.

It seems pathetic and immature.

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I haven’t don’t this since junior high school, when having the right brand of clothes seemed important.

It seems pathetic and immature.

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Omg you guys are SOOOOOOOOOO cool!

[Anonymous]

I've bought myself lots of nice things, and some true splurges. But I bought them because I wanted them, not to show off.

The one thing that might qualify here is a nice engagement ring. I don't fully understand my own emotions around that particular object, because they don't really align w/ my morals in general. But I chose a 1.4 carat stone. I certainly could have gone much smaller and didn't and I don't really know why the size mattered to me. But I love it. And I do get the occasional pang when I see a larger stone (which I turned down). So I still have work to do!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Some people on this thread just want to be argumentative and/or like to hear themselves talk

Typical of DCUM. But it is weird to see people talk about being frugal as a status symbol

Call it what you want, but people specifically choose certain items so as not to flaunt wealth, or to separate themselves from the masses (remember grunge?) or whatever. I refused to wear pink in college, or gold jewelry. Everything you do, wear, own, etc., sends a message about who you are and what you value. Even if that message is that you *don't* value something.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Some people on this thread just want to be argumentative and/or like to hear themselves talk

Typical of DCUM. But it is weird to see people talk about being frugal as a status symbol

Call it what you want, but people specifically choose certain items so as not to flaunt wealth, or to separate themselves from the masses (remember grunge?) or whatever. I refused to wear pink in college, or gold jewelry. Everything you do, wear, own, etc., sends a message about who you are and what you value. Even if that message is that you *don't* value something.

You still don't understand what status symbols mean and are trying to redefine it as something else.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Some people on this thread just want to be argumentative and/or like to hear themselves talk

Typical of DCUM. But it is weird to see people talk about being frugal as a status symbol

Call it what you want, but people specifically choose certain items so as not to flaunt wealth, or to separate themselves from the masses (remember grunge?) or whatever. I refused to wear pink in college, or gold jewelry. Everything you do, wear, own, etc., sends a message about who you are and what you value. Even if that message is that you *don't* value something.

You still don't understand what status symbols mean and are trying to redefine it as something else.

No, you're narrowly interpreting "status" to mean "high wealth." That's not the case. Try reading beyond your one definition... even Wikipedia has a more nuanced definition than you do:

A status symbol is a visible, external symbol of one's social position, an indicator of economic or social status.[1] Many luxury goods are often considered status symbols. Status symbol is also a sociological term – as part of social and sociological symbolic interactionism – relating to how individuals and groups interact and interpret various cultural symbols.[2]

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Some people on this thread just want to be argumentative and/or like to hear themselves talk

Typical of DCUM. But it is weird to see people talk about being frugal as a status symbol

Call it what you want, but people specifically choose certain items so as not to flaunt wealth, or to separate themselves from the masses (remember grunge?) or whatever. I refused to wear pink in college, or gold jewelry. Everything you do, wear, own, etc., sends a message about who you are and what you value. Even if that message is that you *don't* value something.

You still don't understand what status symbols mean and are trying to redefine it as something else.

No, you're narrowly interpreting "status" to mean "high wealth." That's not the case. Try reading beyond your one definition... even Wikipedia has a more nuanced definition than you do:

A status symbol is a visible, external symbol of one's social position, an indicator of economic or social status.[1] Many luxury goods are often considered status symbols. Status symbol is also a sociological term – as part of social and sociological symbolic interactionism – relating to how individuals and groups interact and interpret various cultural symbols.[2]

For example, dreadlocks, tie-dyed t-shirts, ripped jeans, Doc Martens, and beat-up Ford trucks are all examples of status symbols that don't fit into your narrow "wealth-only" definition.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Some people on this thread just want to be argumentative and/or like to hear themselves talk

Typical of DCUM. But it is weird to see people talk about being frugal as a status symbol

Call it what you want, but people specifically choose certain items so as not to flaunt wealth, or to separate themselves from the masses (remember grunge?) or whatever. I refused to wear pink in college, or gold jewelry. Everything you do, wear, own, etc., sends a message about who you are and what you value. Even if that message is that you *don't* value something.

You still don't understand what status symbols mean and are trying to redefine it as something else.

No, you're narrowly interpreting "status" to mean "high wealth." That's not the case. Try reading beyond your one definition... even Wikipedia has a more nuanced definition than you do:

A status symbol is a visible, external symbol of one's social position, an indicator of economic or social status.[1] Many luxury goods are often considered status symbols. Status symbol is also a sociological term – as part of social and sociological symbolic interactionism – relating to how individuals and groups interact and interpret various cultural symbols.[2]

99/100 people accept status symbols as having to do with flaunting wealth. That is the commonly held definition in popular language. Which is why all official definitions and dictionaries and even our wiki link specifically refer to economic and social status and talk about luxury goods. I could link dozens and dozens of links to dictionaries and other sources making this clear.

Being virtuous is not a status symbol. What *you* are doing is applying a very narrow prism of status symbol's meaning to talk about something else and sociological behaviors that would not be accepted or recognized as status symbols by the 99/100, which in turn makes it irrelevant.

Here's a clue: only paranoid upper middle class people see things like frugality and lack of ostentatious behavior as status symbols, but the upper middle classes have no status, which is why it's contradictory to speak as such. Holders of real wealth couldn't care less about you being frugal.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Some people on this thread just want to be argumentative and/or like to hear themselves talk

Typical of DCUM. But it is weird to see people talk about being frugal as a status symbol

Call it what you want, but people specifically choose certain items so as not to flaunt wealth, or to separate themselves from the masses (remember grunge?) or whatever. I refused to wear pink in college, or gold jewelry. Everything you do, wear, own, etc., sends a message about who you are and what you value. Even if that message is that you *don't* value something.

You still don't understand what status symbols mean and are trying to redefine it as something else.

No, you're narrowly interpreting "status" to mean "high wealth." That's not the case. Try reading beyond your one definition... even Wikipedia has a more nuanced definition than you do:

A status symbol is a visible, external symbol of one's social position, an indicator of economic or social status.[1] Many luxury goods are often considered status symbols. Status symbol is also a sociological term – as part of social and sociological symbolic interactionism – relating to how individuals and groups interact and interpret various cultural symbols.[2]

99/100 people accept status symbols as having to do with flaunting wealth. That is the commonly held definition in popular language. Which is why all official definitions and dictionaries and even our wiki link specifically refer to economic and social status and talk about luxury goods. I could link dozens and dozens of links to dictionaries and other sources making this clear.

Being virtuous is not a status symbol. What *you* are doing is applying a very narrow prism of status symbol's meaning to talk about something else and sociological behaviors that would not be accepted or recognized as status symbols by the 99/100, which in turn makes it irrelevant.

Here's a clue: only paranoid upper middle class people see things like frugality and lack of ostentatious behavior as status symbols, but the upper middle classes have no status, which is why it's contradictory to speak as such. Holders of real wealth couldn't care less about you being frugal.

Okay, cool.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Literally nothing. I can't imagine being so insecure so as to care about "status."

+1. If someone is that caught up in wearing things that increase their status, it screams of insecurity. Probably not a lot going on beneath the surface.

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[Anonymous]

I'm thinking about buying some Ferragamo $700 heels for status reasons. I'm up for a big promotion (C suite) and will be doing more standing/speaking in front of groups. My suits are OK but I think having some high-end heels would make make me look more senior--to anyone who recognizes the label and also because I am looking at ones that are 2 1/2 inches high. Of course I have to practice walking in them since I usually wear flats or super low heels.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm thinking about buying some Ferragamo $700 heels for status reasons. I'm up for a big promotion (C suite) and will be doing more standing/speaking in front of groups. My suits are OK but I think having some high-end heels would make make me look more senior--to anyone who recognizes the label and also because I am looking at ones that are 2 1/2 inches high. Of course I have to practice walking in them since I usually wear flats or super low heels.

Ugh they are $800

https://www.ferragamo.com/shop/us/en/women/shoes/pumps/pump-518587--1

[Anonymous]

Yeah, Ferragamo, Stuart Weitzman good for my wide feet, they last forever so it’s a cost per wear thing for me.

Happy shopping, I found some crazy beautiful wide-enough shoes on Yoox.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I haven’t don’t this since junior high school, when having the right brand of clothes seemed important.

It seems pathetic and immature.

Agreed.

In some point in one’s adulthood one must begin the freeing feeling of no longer caring what anyone thinks.