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[–]SundogsPlace[S] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Fairly interesting, and telling. People still like to brag about a rolex, but what does it mean?

"Hey, I've got a rolex, and I'm telling you because I want you to know how much better I am than you, and also to make up for my small penis!"

~Or

"Hey, I've got so much money, I can afford to do stupid crap with it, just to show you how much more I have!"

I lean towards the first one above, but it still means they got ripped off; funny what people will pay for vanity, or privilege above others.

[–]Riff 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

How about "Hey, I've got an expensive watch, and I'm telling you because I want you to know we're equals and both probably fucked someone over to be able to afford it, or at least comes from a family who've fucked someone over so we share common ground."

New money shakes their rolexes at plebs to make themselves feel better. Old money discreetly wears their Patek Philippe as a sort of insignia.