The money "wasted" by the rich on status symbols pushes tech forward, makes genuinely useful goods cheaper.
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The whole society ends up in debt when everyone has to waste their money pretending they're rich in status games
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If it weren't for status games, we wouldn't have anything at all.
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Without limits on status games you're left only with the war of all against all, have no society at all.
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And who's going to impose those limits? Someone with high status, of course!
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I agree. But if you go door to door trying to collect taxes, some guys with guns will want a word with you soon.
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