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Conspicuous wealth is definitely correlated with being an asshole though:

Drivers of expensive cars less likely to yield for pedestrians: Researchers also found that...

What does the car you drive say about your manners? New study finds that drivers of flashy cars are less likely to yield for pedestrians.

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eigenrobot

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Sep 14, 2021

ive written about this

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· Dec 14, 2020

expensive new status object does not actually make you seem rich it makes you look like someone who has been scammed by marketers actual rich people generally drive inconspicuous cars and rich people who drive flashy shit are (i) boys, (ii) midlife crisis ppl, (iii) eccentrics

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eigenrobot

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Sep 14, 2021

i think wealth is like eg beauty and brilliance and other Gifts where there's a certain skill in using them effectively and gracefully that must be learned over time darbra had a good thread about beauty a few days ago