Been noticing as I get older way more people do subtle status flexing in normal conversation. Careers, titles, “being busy”, expensive hobbies, private schools, vacations, even parenting. Feels like every interaction is secretly a ranking exercise now.Especially upper middle class professionals. Constant humblebragging disguised as casual conversation.What causes this? Insecurity? Social media brain damage? People realizing by mid 30s their place in the hierarchy is becoming permanent?Weirdly the actually wealthy/confident people seem way quieter about it. The biggest flexers are usually the people trying to prove something.How do you deal with these people without becoming cynical/autistic about society
I tell people I don't mind only have 6 months of work a year while making 100k, I'm just semi-retired haha. :^)
>>62225928>What causes this? Insecurity?Yes. When you finally become successful, you want everyone to know it. But when you’ve been successful for a long time, you’ve (most likely) learned that there are a lot more downsides than upsides to flexing your wealth
>>62225928>How do you deal with these people without becoming cynical/autistic about societyJust pity their insecurity in silence. It is very amusing when someone who has a net worth less than 10% of yours tries to flex on you
>>62225928Just be nice to these people and let them flex on you. Compliment them. I would rather have people think they are better than me than be envious of me. Life is hard for most. Give these people some grace.
>>62225928same way you deal with obese people. They can still be your friends, you just discount their opinions on certain topics. If they're past a point of fat where it is uncomfortable for you to be around, hang out with them less.
>>62225938>he thinks only being half a wagie is a flexooof
>>62225999you also can’t trust them to keep their impulses in check, which means you have to be very careful of what kind of tempting situations you put them in where they could fuck you over
>How do you deal with these people without becoming cynical/autistic about societyBy realizing this goober will pay $3.2M for what appears to be a townhome in CT.Yeah we’re all losers here but imagine tossing $10k out the window every month to live in fucking Bridgeport
>>62225928>looks identical to my house >nearly the same flooring I put in>same wall color>kitchen is nearly identical I remodeled this house. I'm a normie aren't I?
>>62226073Worse. You’re a redditor
They are poor. I'm worth over 3 million USD with a paid off housr and I drive a 15 year old Honda with a missing bumper, shorts, sandals and beachware shit. You'd think I was just a poor college kid.
>>62225928one wordjudaismit's alljudaism
>>62226003it is to full wagies
>>62226133>worth 3 mil but risks being obliterated in a honda by some unhinged spic in a lifted 6 wheel truckyou're another problem
the pizza look horribleonly retards rentonly retards have a mortgage
>>62226162truthnukes, all pizza in the US is poison because the cheese, sauce, and flour is all made of sawdust by dementia boomers in control of the food who have to kneel to the jews at the dept of ag and fda who demand poison in the food or else
>>62226161I live where it's white in a small town
>>62226198it'll be a granny in a yellow hummer man watch out don't get sandwiched into the steering wheel
>>62225928Only if you are low IQ. But 80% of the population is, so yea, it probably appears like everyone is doing it.
>>62225928>The biggest flexers are usually the people trying to prove something.People who have money for real perfectly understand the risk of making it publicMiddle class is the nigger of all social classes, they are poor people who have access to credits and therefore think they are rich but in reality they are one lay off away from total poverty
>>62226169wait a minute, you mean that this another issue caused by the state, again?but i thought lolbertarians were cringe and shit? at least this is what i've read everywhere i really don't understand can somebody help me?
>>62226133Driving a supercar is dumb, but compromising on safety out of frugality is even dumber. Get yourself a new $50k Volvo or some other modest car with an excellent safety score so you dont turn into strawberry smoothie if some pill-popping housewife crashes into you
>>62226363Modern cars are soulless though. I'd rather die in a 2004 Honda.
>>62226403If you absolutely must drive an old shitbox, at least pay someone to turn your shitbox into an indestructible shitbox
>>62226133You are the other extreme on the spectrum. Just like there are clowns who get off on looking rich you get off by looking like a bum.
>>62226410How? Roll cage?
>>62226423Call up a garage that specializes in it or ask an llm. There’s like a hundred things you can do to improve the safety of a 20 year old car
>>62226350>state gets bought out by out of control corporatism (wealthy jews)>the solution is to get rid of the middleman and let the corporations abuse you directly2012 called, it wants its retarded ideology back
>>62226411I never changed though this is how I've always been, I dont have a problem with looking "average". I have all my needs met. If you're asking why don't I buy something expensive, because it's a waste. Though I am thinking of getting a slightly used 2020 ls 500 lexus or a nice car to drive around in or a c8 corvette
LLM post
^ this
>>62226713A safe car, a high quality bed and regular health check-ups. Those are three essentials that anyone with money should care about whether they want to flex or not. If you let your health go down the shitter, there will come a time when you would trade all of your money just to go back to being healthy
>>62225928That's a small kitchen for MM$1.8.
>>62225928I have two close friends and neither of them brag about money, or flex status at all.I also have two sisters that live in really nice houses in really nice developments in the suburbs and neither of them brag or flex about it either.
>>62226713Its not about buying expensive stuff. Its about treating yourself with a modicum of dignity. You’re bragging about driving a shitbox thats literally falling apart.
>>62226035>$2 million just in interest Holy fuck
>>62225982>I would rather have people think they are better than me than be envious of meThis is real wisdom. They will be much nicer to you if they think they are in the superior position.
>>62226546Yes. Then at least you have a choice.
>>62225938You're poor, fag.
>>62225928>Been noticing as I get older way more people do subtle status flexing in normal conversation. Careers, titles, “being busy”, expensive hobbies, private schools, vacations, even parenting. Feels like every interaction is secretly a ranking exercise now.Usually it's due to women in some form. You're not allowed to live a "normal" life around them.
>>62225982Based this anon knows how to people
>>62226133Bro get a safe car you're not cool for driving that old shitbox and are going to die. I know hondas are great etc i drive a toyota so know the story but you gotta protect yourself. You don't need to buy a 100k car. Just get a new prius or some shit.
>>62225928What do you mean now? Younger people care a lot more about status and achievements. The older people get, the less the less of a shit they give about anything because they know they are getting older.
2.5% of Americans have 1m when excluding a house. American average salary is $65k. 98% of Americans are poor. I love making fun of brokies.
>>62225928Wealth doesn’t whisper. There isn’t anything quite about living in a wealthy area.
>>62227767>Just get a new prius or some shitTerrible advice...the honda will serve him better.
>>62225928Are you brave enough to confront them mid conversation? Do it, it will be enlightening
>>62225928This person signed onto a 30 year mortgage at a time where everything is on the brink of collapse lol nobody learned from 2008
I think some people are just proud but don't have someone in their life to tell them "good job, I'm proud of you".
What the fuck is all this "get a new car" shilling in this thread? You think you're so much safer in your kill switch controlled tin box? People pull up to me and leave letters on my 90s Toyota asking if they can buy it. Lol there's more demand for my old beater than your gay jew new cars.(Some day someone's gonna steal my Toyota and I'll be pissed.)
>>62227874What they really need though, is someone pointing out that pride precedes a fall and is a terrible behavior that must he curtailed
>>62225928>even parentingPeople seem so humble brag about never having a second to themselves, but being consumed by work and childrenFuck them all
>>62227850If you aren't part of the top 2.5% you're lower class?
>>62225928why do "people" write everything in reddit space college essay format?
>>62227925Yeah
>>62225999Yup and in the same way just because you lift not everyone needs to know about it all the time. You let the results speak for themselves
not humble bragging, just straight up bragging I am a few months away from being debt free, apartment will be paid off. I hope it brings me some peace of mind/
>>62226713They say if you want to see a person for who they are, give them money. Stay true to who you are. Don't listen to these niggers who would blow their money on frivolous shit. Purpose of having money is doing whatever you want, not trying to impress strangers like these niggers.
>>62227888Yeah that means they are strong and not weak willed hedonistic bitches. The only brag worth saying out loud.
>>62228251>who would blow their money on frivolous shitEveryone ITT is just telling him to get a safe car instead of driving around in something he will die in if a modern car smashes into him. If spending $30k to not die is frivolous to you then you are a fucking idiot
>>62225928>What causes this? Insecurity?yeswhatever people feel the need to brag about always stems from a place of insecurityeven if they are no longer deficit in that area, their former lacking has imprinted on them the importance of and vulnerability about itwhether it's money, sex, connections, culture, or learnedness when someone brags about something they are revealing their sensitivities
>>62228074debt free is nothing to brag about fucking brokieeven a stray dog is debt free
>>62226713a normal car is not "something expensive" and neither is it a wasteat least get your bumper fixed retard - it's there for a reasona used lexus is fine: you are doing the equivalent now of walking around in shoes you took from a homeless person>>62228251yeah because an average honda or a volvo is there to impress people
that pizza looks horrible and has burns all over it. this says a lot about this person and its attempt of flexing, because the pizza is part of the flex and probably was one of the more expensive options he could choose. he chose badly, picking this unappeling, probably bad tasting piece of shit.thus, he may have some money, but even with that money, he still has no taste, as they say, you cant buy taste. in sum, very weak flex, laughable.
>>62225928evolutionarily, K-selected females usually select mates based on their ability to acquire sufficient resources. This may be displayed by size, by some handicap display, or by simply gathering resources for the female.Humans are pretty much the same.Men are programmed to show off resources, and women are programmed to fuck them for it.it's not evil, it's not a sin. It's just how mammals fuck. Men show off wealth and other forms of fitness, and women then have their babbies.
>>62229140>insinuating that the flashiest people are not niggers, spics, and arabsmuh kay selecshun
>>62229146just because they're having far more sex than you doesn't change the overall selection classification.
>>62229140>it's not evil, it's not a sin.Says you.
>>62229153>muh resources
lets dive deeper into this and have some analysis of that poser, based on the selected pizza:>herd mentality, following this fad of presenting a pizza in your new place>social media user, aware of the pizza fad>pizza looks dry and stale and crusty, burnt even, very unappealing, so this person doesnt have taste and or puts more weight on what other people think is cool, probably having seen a pizza just like this at another persons apartment flex>may have chosen the pizza based on its high price and/or some stupid new york city buzz "this pizza is the best, jerry, the best">this person seems like a weak person with not much taste, a follower of stale trends rather than a selfmade person>maybe not even his/her own money, maybe the parents pay for the apartment
>>62229140The federal reserve prints all the money.
>>62227855Wealth can't spell either.
>>62225928At the end of the day humans are still apes, and all it is, is just beating the chest. That's all. When you truly understand that, you can go through life understanding what humans are and be like >>62225982 . We need to become more than chest beating apes though, for evolution of mankind.
>>62229217men usually have an easier time with this, it's women that demand displays and consumption of wealth. Most dudes would be perfectly happy living comfortably and competing with each other in other ways.
>>62229217>>62225982No
>>62225928If you weren't part of the top 10% in 2025, you're lower class
>>62225950Isn't the WHOLE point getting access to prime pussy? How are you supposed to do that without flexing?
>>62227884Nah, being proud of your accomplishments is and having someone in your life to acknowledge you builds self esteem and security. Obviously pride can lead to downfall but only if you overdue it, just like everything else in life. ModerationThis guy gets it >>62225982
>>62229217being nice is how you get your ass fucked by interdimensional demons. who wants to be nice. you want to be good, not nice.
>>62227850Average is incredibly deceiving because the rich are disproportionately wealthy.If you have 7 people who make 30K, one guy who makes 60K, one guy who makes 90K, And one guy who makes 500K, the average is 86K.Retards see that and would think most people are making around 86K.
>>62226133You're based, your car is based, don't listen to the pearl clutching muh safety faggots ITT.
>>62230012Where did Jesus say that
>>62226169>blocks your shitty crusts' path
>>62227888ummm... checked?
>>62226161>>62226363>>62226411>>62227767>>62230125>hating on old hondas/toyotaswhat the fuck happened to this once great nation? america is BUILT on 10 year old japense cars you dumb fucking goyim
Normies don't really understand finance or money, they are all just desperate to be "homeowners" (slave to a bank for their whole life) because its their rite of passage, a bit like how getting a worthless degree means everything to them. They will never actually accomplish anything or be special in any way so they need these little fake "wins" to feel a sense of achievement. I think it's more common with women but definitely very common with reddit beta male types too. I lent a few thousand to my ex-gf to buy her first house, we are still friends, I told her not to buy it as it was outside her budget and she bidded too high for what it is. I also warned her that it's not an investment with a great return and that it's expensive to maintain a house, she will likely be house-poor for quite a few years, but she didn't care. That's how much it meant to her. She should have just continued renting and invested that money into some ETFs instead and she would be better off with more financial freedom.
>>62227643Do you even know what fresh air smells like?
>>62230286can you live in an ETF?then shut the hell up you stupid simp
Well you're the type of person surrounded by redditors
>>62225938Im in the same boat at 32. Its pretty comfy, but i still aspire to remove the other 180 days of wage slaving too
>>62225982This is how you handle normies. Smart man
>>62229921When you do that you attract a lot of predatory women. I’m not just talking about gold diggers, but women who will have no issue with falsely accusing you of things that would ruin your life unless you agree to settle for a few hundred thousand out of court. These women are fully aware that the accusation alone will rip your whole life apart. I had no idea how widespread this was until I talked to a lawyer who’s clientelle were mostly UHNWIs. It’s very common to cover all their bases with NDAs, witnesses and extensive surveillance when they’re going to fuck women they dont know very well
>>62229133>VolvoHoly shit go back faggot. Don't forget your mask and boosters.
>>62231176The ultimate strategy is to swagmax. Once you are rich, hide it and work a shit-tier part time job and fuck all of the legal-age zoomies. Learn how to dance or play an instrument or DJ and get on a stage, then fuck all the zoomies. You should never use your money to get pussy. This is the way.
Those that humble themselves will be exalted and those that exalt themselves will be humbled.
>>62229119why do so many people believe an older car just magically stops being safe to drive one day. The crumple zones don't just get up and walk away after 15 years. the only thing newer cars have are active safety features like lane keeping faggot shit that only women and old people need
