On Sat Jul 16 12:14:00 2022, boraxman wrote to Nightfox <=-
I hear people say that, but in my observations, it's not jut BMW drivers. It seems drivers of any luxury (or other high-end) vehicle, andProbably because they are up themselves. People who drive luxury cars are seeking a "status symbol" but without having any actual status. All owning that car really shows is that you took on a lot of debt.
trucks, are far less likely to use their turn signals than other drivers. I'm not sure what it is about those particular types of vehicles, but drivers not using their turn signals is one of my pet peeves. I feel like it's like they feel entitled and think they don't need to alert other people about what they're going to do.
Probably because they are up themselves. People who drive luxury cars seeking a "status symbol" but without having any actual status. All ow that car really shows is that you took on a lot of debt.
That's part of the thing about taking on a lot of debt...but I have an idea that those who need these status symbols are inferior physically
and need to make up for it with big cars/guns/other "big" items.
On Wed Jul 20 00:26:00 2022, boraxman wrote to ACMEBBS <=-
Probably because they are up themselves. People who drive luxury cars
seeking a "status symbol" but without having any actual status. All ow
that car really shows is that you took on a lot of debt.
That's part of the thing about taking on a lot of debt...but I have an idea that those who need these status symbols are inferior physically and need to make up for it with big cars/guns/other "big" items.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.
Think we were having crossed wires. For those who have actually "made
it" I would agree with you. I was talking about those who have not "made it"...such as those who are as poor as church mice...but spend
everything they have on having said status items. What comes to mind are those here in the states who love their big lorries/guns...may be of the "incel" persuasion. Take a look at some of the US right-wing terrorists who staged the attempted coup on 6/1/2021.
Big lorries, I assume you mean pick-ups? Utes? They are used here,
not as much, and not as status items.
Poor people will spend a lot of money on a car, but not a good one.
It's likely to be a hotted up Ford Falcon or SS Commodore or something like that (unless thier criminals, in which case they stick out like a sore thumb).
That's part of the thing about taking on a lot of debt...but I have an idea that th
Poor people will spend a lot of money on a car, but not a good one.I want a functional car like a Kia Seltos.
Funny you mention that - I've been noticing an increase in the number of "compensatory" items like this in our neck of the woods. Often parked sideways across 4 parking spaces at the supermarket :-(
Reminds me of a visit to a suspension parts factory here in Australia around the turn of the century. They made parts for Holden, Ford, Audi, Mercedes, and I think BMW. The Ford/Holden parts had their holes
punched in, then tossed in a jig to make sure they were about right, and then into the "done pile". The Audi/Medc/BMW parts went through the CNC line and were CNC machined & drilled. One of the differences between a "cheap" car, and a more premium brand.
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