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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I couldn't make it 3 pages into this thread. It was cerebral vomit.

Question: "what things that are unintentional status symbols"
Answer: "stay at home moms"
Answer: "expensive strollers"
Answer: "having a nanny"
Answer: "ivy league pedigree"

ALL OF THOSE ARE OVERT, INTENTIONAL AND NOT ALL ARE STATUS SYMBOLS!

In fact, the whole premise is bust, if it's considered a status symbol, it can't be 'unintentional.'

There are obscure status symbols that are only recognizable to those in the know...but that is very different.[/quote]

Overt (crudely so) status symbol: trying to establish your intellectual superiority with inflamatory phrases like "cerebral vomit."

Inadvertent status symbol:  revealing your confidence in, and consequent lack of need to flaunt, your intellectual abilities by correcting other posters' misuse of the word "inadvertent" in a kind and even humorous way. Sends the message that your game isn't about being "right" and winning, rather you care about accuracy. Now that sort of quiet confidence is impressive, whether you intended it or not.

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:lol:

Overt status symbol that you adopt/purchase/use for the sole sake of demonstrating status: examples-- Louis Vuitton purse, Mercedes SUV,  huge McMansion house, expensive stroller

Inadvertent status symbol: things that you do for reasons that entirely separate from conveying class or status, but which convey class or status anyway.  People don't hire a nanny as a status symbol or stay at home with the kids just as a status symbol. They don those things because they have kids to take care of and are trying to find what will best for their family.  Their choices reflect their status, but their choices are not status driven. [/quote]

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