But as you get older, throwing money at houses gets really old, really fast [...] but the fancy kitchen is just another accessory - like the Lexus in the driveway - designed to denote status. And humans are status-seeking creatures. We all are.
Well, I think until you reach a certain age and realize that just being healthy and financially secure is really all that matters/ What other people think of you quickly loses its importance in your life. And even the "pride of ownership" of nice things fades quickly as those nice things turn into an endless stream of chores or people you have to pay to do those chores for you.
I would love to have a way to learn status literacy: bang for buck and techniques to avoid status traps. Status does affect us and catching oneself itrationally chasing status is frustrating.
On the other hand, lots of old people I know and have known cheap out on everything and live in a sort of time capsule of inconvenient nonsense.
If you have metal ice trays, a stove with crappy drip trays you wrap in aluminum, or cracks in your dishwasher utensil holder that will drop stuff into the heating element, I think moving forward in is OK.
Get a (figuratively) power la-z-boy with all the kind comfort buttons, not something vinyl-clad from the 70's, or status conscious smart ergo privacy unconscious from the bleeding edge.
I liked the status comments:
I would love to have a way to learn status literacy: bang for buck and techniques to avoid status traps. Status does affect us and catching oneself itrationally chasing status is frustrating.On the other hand, lots of old people I know and have known cheap out on everything and live in a sort of time capsule of inconvenient nonsense.
If you have metal ice trays, a stove with crappy drip trays you wrap in aluminum, or cracks in your dishwasher utensil holder that will drop stuff into the heating element, I think moving forward in is OK.
Get a (figuratively) power la-z-boy with all the kind comfort buttons, not something vinyl-clad from the 70's, or status conscious smart ergo privacy unconscious from the bleeding edge.
You post interesting stuff, @speckx