In the consumption society, an important role is played not only by the costs necessary for survival, but also by various items demonstrating the status of its owner. Status objects are the marker by which people create a first impression of themselves.
The concept of status appeared in ancient times, when representatives of various social strata needed certain attributes that allowed them to unequivocally determine their social and professional identity. The status in society was not always directly dependent on wealth, for example, the crown can only be worn by the king, and no wealth would help a commoner to get this opportunity.
Over time, belonging to a certain class has played a lesser role, and in the modern world, almost the most important indicator of status is precisely the material possibilities. The situation in the society directly depends on income, and is determined by the amount of money a person can afford to spend on demonstrating his status. As a rule, status items are objects whose value is clearly higher than the price adequate for their functionality. Such things can include cars, telephones, watches, suits and ties, office supplies, furniture and even housing.
To status things are not only material objects. About the occupied state in society and the choice of places for vacation, and the average check in the restaurant, and the school in which the child is studying. Some people treat other people as status things (to date with beautiful person)...
There are many rules that establish minimum price bars for certain status items in accordance with the income of their owner. For example, the price of a watch should be equal to the amount of a monthly income, and the cost of a car is equal to the annual wage. Unfortunately, many people try to match a higher position in society than they do in reality, for example, by buying an expensive car or a phone on credit. The idea of the same status items is precisely that their acquisition or loss is not a vital problem for a person, but represents only the necessary expenditure.
Misconceptions about status matters
The problem of modern society is that people mistakenly consider the acquisition of one or another thing as a way to improve their status, although in reality everything is the other way around: the situation in society causes a person to buy status goods in order to meet a certain level. The reason for this misconception lies in aggressive marketing: numerous commercials literally convince people that an expensive watch or a machine can change their status.
Really rich people can afford not to chase after status things. The biggest mistake in a person's desire to demonstrate a higher status than there is in reality is to acquire cheap copies of status items. In particular, this applies to the well-known models of wrist watch.
Just think about it a minute. Would you like to be so stupid to be a hostage of things? I think it's more important that you do what you really love, live where you want, and be with someone you like. If you are healthy, dressed and you have where to live, you are already a rich one.