I up voted this article, and I agree with the signalling theory. But I am in a way disappointed. This hasn’t told me anything new, and I am surprised that this isn’t common knowledge among LWers since it is one of the more apparent patterns in society.
Anyone who reads through my comments, that I and others have used the same paradigm and explanation to discuss politics (in a surprisingly nonmindkilling way) before. I wish to emphasise that It dosen’t just work for wealth redistribution.
For example, hasn’t anyone ever noticed how lower middle and upper lower class make displays of being “socially conservative” on some issues even though their actual behaviour is often far less “socially conservative” than the lower upper class, who make grand displays of how they aren’t “socially conservative” on the same set of issues?
Furthermore in the aggregate status can be used as tool for discreet class and subcultural warfare, providing knock off benefits beyond just looking good, like damaging potential rivals for economic and other niches.
I up voted this article, and I agree with the signalling theory. But I am in a way disappointed. This hasn’t told me anything new, and I am surprised that this isn’t common knowledge among LWers since it is one of the more apparent patterns in society.
Anyone who reads through my comments, that I and others have used the same paradigm and explanation to discuss politics (in a surprisingly nonmindkilling way) before. I wish to emphasise that It dosen’t just work for wealth redistribution.
For example, hasn’t anyone ever noticed how lower middle and upper lower class make displays of being “socially conservative” on some issues even though their actual behaviour is often far less “socially conservative” than the lower upper class, who make grand displays of how they aren’t “socially conservative” on the same set of issues?
Furthermore in the aggregate status can be used as tool for discreet class and subcultural warfare, providing knock off benefits beyond just looking good, like damaging potential rivals for economic and other niches.