driving with the stick up your ass would be pretty impressive, but i would think it would make it kind of hard to clutch
seriously though sapienne what is the argument here? people who buy cars because they want them as status symbols are bad people? even if we accept that to be true, it doesn't make anything about the cars in and of themselves bad. not any more so than the fun jewelry we wear or cute shoes we love.
and i mean, if we extended that principle, then burn victims who get plastic surgery are bad too.
and, moreover, a bunch of people have said it already, but - there's no proof whatsoever that even half of the people who buy sports cars do so because they seek status.
I do not think we've made a proper acquaintance, this thread concept is just a purging of something I find to be potentially irritating to my Fi.
It would be clear as day if I were dead serious, regarding this topic.
Which I'm not.
No final judgment can be made by someone who drives/owns a luxury car, obviously more evidence would need to be accumulated regarding the person in question to make any character judgments.
I would, however, like to mention a few things.
You say it is the same thing as our wearing cute jewelry and shoes, and I must ask, is it necessarily so?
I was born and raised in Los Angeles, and I was raised amongst the uber-wealthy, not my fault, just circumstance, and I have never liked those who would use their money as a means of explicitly or implicitly distinguishing themselves as different than others.
I like fun adornments, but I don't like wearing anything that puts on blast how much money I do or do not have.
I don't like wearing my money on my sleeves, on my ears, on my fingers, on my wrists.
I don't like people's "style" that solely consists of wearing expensive designers. LAME.
It baffles my mind how many rich/wealthy women conform and wear the same handbags, watches, jewelry, it's pathetic and sad, imo.
And, I am not even saying that these women are Bad, it is just a weakness, imo.
If you were to know my sisters, and my mother, you would know that despite my love for them, they fall into this trap, too.
Regarding plastic surgery, I think it is a case-by-case scenario, and by no means am I entirely against it.
Would I judge an alleged tree-hugger who has botox up the whazoo, and huge fake tits? Hell yes, because I would find something about her to be inherently incongruent, and hence untrustworthy.
It is not about seeking status, per se, as much as it is about displaying status.
That, if you or anyone else is wondering what I am "arguing" about is what I am arguing about.
It is not my cup of tea, the perpetuation of status symbols.