“I realized as I was walking around in my neighborhood that people select ‘where to live’, to some extent, according to their need to be ‘seen in comparison’ with certain specific cohorts, ‘scenes’ and contexts. In some cases, this is due to identification with those comprising the social or cultural milieu. But in others it’s a game of up-one-man-ship, where my capacity to demonstrate superiority is the primary attraction…”

— infraheard