Originally Posted by
genec
Well keep in mind that we live in a society in which one is often judged by their possessions. Some folks wear hyper expensive wrist watches even though their cell phone provides dramatically better timekeeping. Car companies constantly drone on about your worth and how one must simply own a luxury car...
This IS a consumer society... and at times one may be challenged about their "worth" due to their lack of certain possessions... I know, it's so weird, but it happens. Why in the heck do we go through the whole "fancy car" thing (it's just transportation...) when attempting to impress future potential mates.
Try dating a woman while being "car free." Talk about raising eyebrows. No, it shouldn't be that way... but this is America... and to most people, life is all about the bottom line. Go figure.
I know. I was born in the States and lived there up until the late 1980s. Back then
there were still folks around who weren't involved in conspicuous consumption and didn't judge their fellow human beings by the cars they drove or the watches they wore. I assumed there were still a few American left who shared those values, but I could be wrong.