Before influencers and verified badges, social status lived in tiny online flexes. Millennials still laugh about these early ...

I’ve said it once, and I’ll say it again. Smart people don’t behave the same way that average people do. They see value in things that often end up being called “junk” or “meaningless” to others who ...

This article follows the Direct Message methodology, designed to cut through the noise and reveal the deeper truths behind the stories we live. If someone drives a fancy car, we assume they’re ...

Remember when a certain brand of flip phone made you instantly cool? Or when a specific car model was the ultimate sign you'd "made it"? Status symbols are fascinating cultural indicators. They ...

Labubu dolls and Stanley cups are replacing luxury cars and designer clothes as status symbols, and that says something about the attention economy. “A lot of Gen Z is not spending money on luxury ...

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The difference between wealthy people today and the upper middle class in the 90s is the wealth gap. In the 90s, more people could afford some of the basic status symbols they sought out in their ...