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What are some weird flexes people have that they think make them better than others? (piefed.world)
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[–] 18 points 5 months ago (1 child)

Anything showing off opulence. Having more money (or less control against impulse spending) doesn't make you better in any form. But it's a lifestyle that sells and rakes in tons of money for the vain and stupid

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  • [–] 5 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

    Branded anything!

    The "see, I can afford branded stuff" flex of being better because having money for it right alongside the "easier to just walk around with 'I'm stupid' tatooed on my forehead" because of being dumb enough to spend 5x more money just for a label.

    It's maybe the biggest poor/low-middle-class person's "look, I have money" flex there is.

    (It's even more hilarious when one actually knows people from Old Money: those with lots of money and who were born into it actually wear simple but high quality stuff with no visible labels, whilst the ones trying to flaunt their wealth are either not wealthy at all or are Nouveau Riche and hence feel to need to flaunt their wealth whilst not being experienced enough at having lots of money to use it the way old wealth does)

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