The Logic of Stupid Poor People (2013)
This article connects the virtue of appearing professional to overspending on luxury goods as if they are identical.<p>I'm reminded of the "chav" subculture in Britain and their love of Burberry.  (Extreme example: <a href="http://i.imgur.com/8QxFSh5.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://i.imgur.com/8QxFSh5.jpg</a>) I don't get the feeling that they're trying to open doors to the British upper-class, but rather using it as a status-symbol within their own community.<p>Personally I don't see anything wrong with that; everyone wants to look good for their peers.  But I feel like the author is trying to make it more noble than it is.