Sorry, that doesn't fit the narrative because there isn't one brand associated with hoodies. You can pickup a hoodie for close to cost in almost any city. If there were 10,000 different companies that made products indistinguishable from Gucci, then you might have an argument.
You seem stuck on money, so I'll repeat this with a slight expansion.
I never said anything about money being required for social signaling. If you're signaling that you spend a lot of money, then you need to spend a lot of money. There are other kinds of status one signals, money and brands is just one example.
>You think using brands to signal status isn't normal?
We're not talking about social signaling in general. You are the one who mentioned brands and tried to imply everyone was doing it because you can see lots of brands. I pointed out why that was bogus and now you are changing the subject to social signaling in general, which is not the topic.
