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Re:As religious faith has declined, ideological intensity ha... by kazen44 on Saturday June 12, 2021 @07:16PM (#27488258)
Also, social control is quite a bit stricter in a lot of (especially northern) european countries compared to the US.

Showing one's wealth is in bad taste, and bragging about status is considering being an outlier. This is slowly changing (since about the 80's) but prior to that, showing off your middle class wealth as a status indicator was frowned upon in certain circles. especially considering the hardship most people endured during and after ww2.

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Re:As religious faith has declined, ideological intensity ha... by bwb on Sunday June 13, 2021 @03:46AM (#27490652)
That gets down to culture.

I was raised in the USA and I was raised that showing one's wealth is in bad taste. In fact I think most of the midwest feels similar. I still do. The point of money isn't to show it off, it is to put it to good use.

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