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So if you don't have much money, you spend it on a nice frame and a shit groupset. You see your friends with your frame, outside the home you are represented by what bike you have, people can't see that you have a rundown ex council house when you turn up to Fortitude Bakehouse on your Tarmac SL7 Sport, despite the fact you're spending as much as your mortgage payment on it. The fact that owning an expensive bike locks people into poverty is neither here nor there, it makes them feel good for a bit.
ftfy ;)
I get you though, but its hard to tell people where and how they should spend their money
amey
Yeah, it's easier to project affluence with a car than other more sensible (and expensive) things like a nice house.
So if you don't have much money, you spend it on a nice car and a shit house. You see your friends with your car, outside the home you are represented by what car you have, people can't see that you have a rundown ex council house when you turn up to Tesco in your Range Rover Sport, despite the fact you're spending as much as your mortgage payment on it. The fact that owning an expensive car locks people into poverty is neither here nor there, it makes them feel good for a bit.