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A status symbol is a perceived visible, external denotation of one's social position and perceived indicator of economic or social status. Many luxury goods are often considered status symbols. Sta...
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Human society, as most 3rd Density societies, is rift with status symbols - big cars, big houses, titles after the name, designer clothing, the right neighborhood, membership in elite groups, and name recognition.
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Make custom feeds and post pictures to your friends walls. Update your status with special symbols. Status Symbols has over 2,000 symbols for you to use. Be creative and amaze your friends...
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However, while well-known, storied and very visible STATUS SYMBOLS will dominate consumer societies for years to come, they will face increasing competition from STATUS STORIES:
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The Ultimate Status Symbols ... No wonder then, owning a vacation home gets the top slot on a current survey of status symbols conducted by Roper Starch Worldwide. Travelling abroad frequently for pleasure comes next (ethnic is chic, but going global is what matters).
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Status symbols are bullshit. ... If that’s not one great reason why status symbols and the whole concept of keeping up with the Joneses is stupid, I don’t know what is. The whole premise behind status symbols is that they prove to the world that you’re something you’re not.
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How can you tell if you’re an Obama insider? Follow these simple rules. ... Other towns may measure status by your address, your alma mater, your income, or your shoes, but in political Washington right now, there is only one barometer of anyone's importance: How close are you to Obama? Here's how to tell.
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However, there are still a few items in-game that remain sufficiently rare as to be status symbols of a sort. ... Are there any other items that you see as in-game status symbols (for good or bad)? Or any such rare items you plan to spend the time or effort acquiring for yourself?
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Parents wanting to splurge are wheeling their babies around in Stokke's Xplory. ... NEW YORK — If you want to give the upwardly mobile mom status, not just a stroller, for Mother's Day it is gonna cost you.
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If the financial crisis has a silver lining it is the decline and fall of the overpriced, over-hyped status economy. So I have come up with a list of 10 symbols of conspicuous consumption that I hope will disappear in the coming Age of Thrift. ... What other tarnished symbols of Gilded Age 2.0 could we add to the list...
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