Mark Atwood (fallenpegasus) wrote,
Mark Atwood
fallenpegasus
Something interesting and true.

Similarly today, only poor people wear gold chains since only poor people need to prove they are not so poor that they are unable to afford a pound or two of gold. link


So what are some of the things that are markers of wealth today, that in the future will be tacking markers of the poor? (In the thread that this quote was cliped from, some of the past markers of wealth that are today markers of poorness are "fat" and "baggy clothes".)
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