Before influencers and verified badges, social status lived in tiny online flexes. Millennials still laugh about these early ...

While status symbols have almost always been characterized in a game of "having what others can't," focused on material goods and consumerism, recent shifts in the collective experience and perception ...

This article follows the Direct Message methodology, designed to cut through the noise and reveal the deeper truths behind the stories we live. If someone drives a fancy car, we assume they’re ...

In a world obsessed with the latest trends and flexing our perceived success, the concept of a "status symbol" is constantly evolving. What once signified wealth, influence, or discerning taste can ...

Welcome back to our Saturday edition, a roundup of our best lifestyle reads. Will you help us celebrate?! Business Insider's docuseries, "Quiet on Set," just won the Television Critics Association ...

In comparison to younger people who are collectively struggling to achieve financial stability and comfort in their daily lives, millennials are doing pretty well — and they want the world to know it.

The hottest accessory of summer 2025 is…a stuffed monster elf? Seemingly overnight, Labubu dolls have become the status symbol for the extremely online Gen Z fashion set. Though the plush mini ...

Regardless of status, background, or what we do for a living, we all share a straightforward desire: the pursuit of happiness. However, in recent years, happiness has found a sister: peace. Judging by ...

Once a status symbol, now worthless junk A nostalgic look back at the decade of excess, the 1980s, reveals a time when conspicuous consumption reached new heights. Technology promised to revolutionize ...

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