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[–]jerkwad152 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Their own lives are meaningless, so they seek out (also meaningless) status symbols to try and (fail to) fill the void.

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

Yes, those badges made them feel very important. Now that anyone can get it, this won't be the case any longer