In the modern age, is reading books regularly considered a status symbol?
>>25412198Books are not that expensive and are easy to pirate, so no, it doesn't signal anything. Additionally, status symbol is something that signals wealth and social standing but an important definition of a status symbol is perceived value over utility AND conspicuous consumption, i.e. its all for show. A Patek Philippe is a status symbol, while a basic wrist watch is not. So, in order for a book to be a statis symbol it needs to be ridiculously expensive and it should collect dust on a shelf just to make you look more important.
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>>25412202>reading books regularlyThe surplus of free time to dedicate to reading is more signifying than the book itself.
>>25412198No, status is fame, wealth, power/influence, and the company of beautiful women
>>25412198No, it's a losercore activity, in all honesty.
Not so much a status symbol as a "I'm intellectual" symbol. Doesn"t matter if the book is Harry Potter or an ancient classic. Modern world is so fake.
I think it comes off as pretentious mentioning it even in passing. Not that it necessarily is pretentious, but I think it’s perceived that way. I pretty much don’t tell anyone that I read because of this.
>>25412546>The surplus of free time to dedicate to readingdisagree, people just spend their free time doing dumb shit like doomscrolling social media.
>>25412564This. I'm a big reader, and those who know me only slightly and are aware of this fact treat me like a mega-smart autist... Whereas those who know me well know that I'm just a typical bloke.
No.
>>25412586Yeah i should leave this place and read
>>25412198It’s not really a status symbol like wealth and luxuries, books are cheap, in fact reading and writing literature really might be the cheapest past times on balance of money in vs time taken and enjoyment out.In my experience it makes people perceive you as being intellectual, especially if you read “classics” or “the canon” or really any books they’ve only heard of in second hand references or literary discourse or haven’t heard of at all. You get your intelligence or cultural knowledge vastly overestimated because of it sometimes. In a lot of cases it creates an undercurrent of respect combined with a kind of stand-offish alienation because you don’t share the same cultural reference points, though that may be because I’m a sperg. It seems to impress women at least, even those who don’t read, which isn’t my intention, and I’m too spergy to capitalise on it anyway.That being said this is true of acquaintances and low level “friends” or family you don’t see that often. The people close to you will know you better and understand that it’s not something that special.There are things it absolutely does tend to make you better at, like rhetoric. Most people are really bad at expressing their opinions or views.
it is but it shouldn't be. it should be considered a normal, typical function of any adult. at this rate, drinking 2 liters of water a day and touching grass will be seen as a status symbol.
>>25413097>2 liters of water a dayIt already is to an extent. I drink around that much per day and people comment that I drink a lot. I've noticed some people view eating healthy food often in a similar manner as well
>>25412586this, reading doesn't signal free time more so it signals that your attention span hasn't been completely raped by short-form media
>>25412198for women definitely, but only if they can do picrel. most of the women i know dont read any of the shit they show off and do it as another excuse to draw attention to themselves.
>>25412624kek
>>25413175then i doubt you live in usa
>>25415547I do though. Maybe it's just regional but I thought that was a more common issue
