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points by mathgeek 3 days ago | 0 comments

> You're symbolizing a different kind of status though.

Now I'm curious whether you mean a higher status (which I infer when folks are using such things) or a lower status (which I could also infer).

[–] troyvit 3 days ago

Just a frugal one. For instance many of those machines touted zero waste for their coffee but the machines themselves are giant hunks of material that are destined for a landfill after a few years.

[–] bradleyjg 3 days ago

It’s (attempted) countersignaling.