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This is why you should avoid status games in your life, they make you into an angry, combative or sad person. Status is a zero sum game. Avoid it.
I agree with this. I think houses are slightly different because while they are status, they're also the place where the people you love live. And when you can only afford a dangerous, shabby, or unpleasant place to live, that makes you feel like you're letting your loved ones down.
Not being able to afford a fancy watch might be annoying but it doesn't have that same emotive quality.
This is why you should avoid status games in your life, they make you into an angry, combative or sad person. Status is a zero sum game. Avoid it.