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Reverse snobbery is the phenomenon of looking not up at a social 'elite', but unfavourably on them,
Wikipedia entry > Reverse snobbery
Countersignalling, say the authors, can explain why mediocre students are keen to answer a teacher's easy questions, while the best students are embarrassed even to bother raising their hands, and why minor, insecure managers are obsessed with displays of power. The trouble now is that those of middle rank are sure to grasp the idea. What will high-flyers do next to distinguish themselves? Expect soon the theory of counter-counter signalling.
Economist (1.5.2003) > The economics of understatement
In New England, reverse snobbery is the order of the day; celebrities summering on Martha's Vineyard like nothing more than going to the town dump and scavenging, then bragging about their finds at catered cocktail parties. (Within hearing of the wait staff, for whom cruising the dump is a lifestyle necessity, not a lark.)
powell's/salon > snobbery: the american version [review]




Nachmittagsfernsehen: "Sie gelten an Ihrer Schule als out, weil Sie keine Markenklamotten tragen."





Sie sieht aus, als ob sie Eltern hätte. (Oh, daddy....)





equality has gone ot of fashion. inequality kills. guardian books / polly toynbee > review von richard g. wilkinsons studie "the impact of inequality: how to make sick societies healthier"





Conversations at clubs and parties became "a one-upmanship of pop culture encyclopedias."

Los Angeles Times / Christian M. Chensvold: If it's hip and trendy, they're not interested. In an age saturated with microtrends, some people are turning their backs on cool.





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