I am capable of buying in today’s market, I am just not that stupid (generally speaking, some buyers may do just fine with purchasing at the height of the bubble).
People make choices and then the choices make the people.
If a particular FB does their financial business quietly and I don’t become aware of or get impacted by their financial situation, who cares.
However, for the number of smug comments, people interviewed in the paper and people who advertise their housing bubble wealth, I will quietly and anonymously enjoy their flameout.
Nothing personal, sometimes you are the hunter and other times you are the hunted.
It could also be my strict Christian upbringinging and the emphasis on shame and guilt to get people to behave. Society needs every tool in the toolbox including more shame and guilt to get people to behave civilly.
I am not deprived or jealous and I rather relish the idea of a nice car. Particularly if you compare a Subaru Legacy GT with an Audi A4 and a BMW 3 series.
The Subaru is 5-15K less expensive, is faster, handles similiarly and has the same finish quality. Plus the look of shock on the BMW, Audi and other owners when you smoke ’em is priceless.
I guess I am just a sneaky Beta male, which in most species, including humans, are more successful than alpha males with much lower risk.
