Re: Luxury Beliefs
Posted: Fri Nov 22, 2019 12:26 pm
Asking for a friend. When does kill a commie for mommie come back in style?
https://www.theguncounter.com/forum/
https://www.theguncounter.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=29139
I pretty much agree with your points. The thing I firmly believe (and evidence suggests I am right) is that when smart people do things that are (or seem) stupid consistently, then they are likely doing it based on priorities that are either unseen or ar alien enough to go unnoticed in plain sightWeetabix wrote: ↑Thu Nov 21, 2019 5:49 pmThat's what makes sociology so fascinating. There's room for both of your opinions in here.Vonz90 wrote: ↑Tue Nov 19, 2019 12:50 amI am not sure I agree. The idea is (as is mentioned in the article) is that the beliefs serve as a signal of status, and thus procure status for the believer at least as long as they have the financial and social resources to transcend them. Status has a lot of value for people (seriously, look how much time and money people will pay for it) and this is probably a low cost means of getting it. Not so low cost for the poor who emulate it, but still.
More money than sense: the $900 jackets demonstrate that they're not using fiscal sense. The preponderance of North Face fleece a few years ago was the same thing in the midwest.
BUT... that they are also signaling power doesn't disprove the "no sense" issue. Many motivators in human psychology operate subconsciously. Just not always.
When you make millions of dollars a year, spending 900 dollars on a jacket, or say 11 grand on a pair of hand made Lobb boots ( something i would do in a heartbeat if i had that kind of money) is like you buying a 50 cent candy bar.
Fair enough, but I imagine a lot of it is signalling via the logo.
We can always count on you!HTRN wrote: ↑Tue Nov 26, 2019 2:00 am Well, Lobb is expensive as their the last bespoke shoemakers in the world - theyre literally made to fit you, hence the obscene(by mass market shoes made by unskilled third world peasants earning less than a cup of starbucks a day) price.
Id buy a pair of Wellingtons tomorrow if i could afford them.