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Re:Busyness leads to bad decisions by shantly on Thursday December 05, 2019 @03:05PM (#21715924)
> poor people don’t have to worry about having a car that keeps up with the Joneses

Neither do the old-money (or socialized to behave the same) rich. That's the behavior of someone who's worried about being mistaken for poor.

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Re:Busyness leads to bad decisions by larnmar on Thursday December 05, 2019 @06:35PM (#21717861)
If you’re middle class with a shitty car, everyone thinks you’re poor. If you’re rich with a shitty car, everyone just thinks you’re painfully eccentric.
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