Comments on: Status Symbols http://melissamalka.com/blog/2010/01/status-symbols/ Science, sarcasm, and other "s" words. Wed, 12 Oct 2011 18:15:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jeremy http://melissamalka.com/blog/2010/01/status-symbols/comment-page-1/#comment-73 Jeremy Mon, 01 Feb 2010 05:57:20 +0000 http://melissamalka.com/?p=195#comment-73 I'd like to hope that it isn't our possessions that define us, although that seems to be more common than not. Capitalist countries such as America thrive on the classification of individuals by their clothes, cars and phones. C'est la vie. Regarding your other point, I think that peoples' opinions can very easily be modified by their peer's critiques - but it doesn't always control them. Take this, for example: I hang out with a group of friends who are pretty talented web developers. Unfortunately they tend to be somewhat snobby and look down on those who they don't consider to be very talented. Another friend of mine is a web developer with so-so skills, but is still a great friend. The first group I mentioned talks trash all the time about my lesser-skilled friend when he isn't around, and I find myself constantly defending him. It's very hard to not get caught up in the world of talking behind peoples' backs. My point is, holding tight onto your initial opinions of a person is a difficult but important thing to do. I’d like to hope that it isn’t our possessions that define us, although that seems to be more common than not. Capitalist countries such as America thrive on the classification of individuals by their clothes, cars and phones. C’est la vie.

Regarding your other point, I think that peoples’ opinions can very easily be modified by their peer’s critiques – but it doesn’t always control them. Take this, for example: I hang out with a group of friends who are pretty talented web developers. Unfortunately they tend to be somewhat snobby and look down on those who they don’t consider to be very talented. Another friend of mine is a web developer with so-so skills, but is still a great friend. The first group I mentioned talks trash all the time about my lesser-skilled friend when he isn’t around, and I find myself constantly defending him. It’s very hard to not get caught up in the world of talking behind peoples’ backs. My point is, holding tight onto your initial opinions of a person is a difficult but important thing to do.

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