What psychological phenomenon is showing off wealth?

From the beginning of reform and development, extravagant gold banquets, sky-high clothing and consumer goods, smashing cars, throwing money and so on. Frequently seen in newspapers, showing off wealth with one unconventional consumption phenomenon after another.

Observing our present society, we can see countless strange phenomena of showing off wealth. Weddings and funerals, long queues of famous cars, ceremonial banquets, spending money like water, are extremely luxurious; Just to find feelings, go shopping crazily, and show the image of this uncle who is not bad for money everywhere; Whether it is decent or not, luxury clothes from head to toe only require others to appreciate their eyes; Overcome for wealth than fight for wealth. You have it, so do I. You are better than me.

In recent years, "men who burn money", "elegant women" and "women who show off their wealth" have become a trend on the internet, and it has become more and more fierce. All of us who show off our wealth are all "mixed tastes" without exception, and we have all become online celebrity.

When we have money, we will drink soybean milk and eat fried dough sticks, white sugar dipped in white sugar, brown sugar dipped in brown sugar, buy two bowls of soybean milk, and pour one bowl after another. From the once popular SMS, we can also see people's description and ridicule of showing off their wealth.

How is the mentality of showing off wealth in our society formed?

Looking back decades ago, some of our first people had the surplus value of millions of migrant workers. Taking advantage of the long wind of reform and opening up, we made a lot of money and climbed to the top of wealth with great enthusiasm. As rich people in the new period, we are proud of all directions.

Some of them who get rich first face a problem when they are almost rich: they have too much money and don't know how to spend it. So a new term came into being: showing off wealth.

Xiang Yu, the overlord of the Western Chu Dynasty, once said such a famous saying when he entered Xianyang to enfeoffment princes: If you don't go home with money, it's like wearing good clothes and walking at night. Presumably, this is similar to the mentality of many nouveau riche today.

The nouveau riche in most cities don't want to be grateful for the government's loose policies and repay the strong support of society after they get rich. They just keep building luxury houses, buying luxury cars, looking for beautiful women and living a luxurious life.

On the one hand, this has realized our dream of giants, on the other hand, it has also greatly shown off our wealth. You are rich and I am richer than you.

Although we admit that these rich people have created social wealth, prospered the economy and contributed to the development of the country, there is no need for the media and the Internet to greatly exaggerate the wealthy businessmen and praise their merits. It seems that all people who have no money are losers.

The result of praise and exaggeration is that we all want to be rich and long for the luxury life of the so-called upper class, but reality tells us that this is impossible.