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It may be that it was a happy one, and you merely feel a little self-conscious about your relative wealth, or your siblings might make occasional comments on what they see as conspicuous consumption.

It replaces conspicuous display with introspection, trading “look what I own” for “look how I feel.”

While doping is generally frowned on, a conspicuous counterexample is in the works: the “Enhanced Games,” a series of athletic contests in which performance-enhancing drugs are allowed.

It was also conspicuous for who was missing: any other members of the Hermès family.

Such effects are most conspicuous in digital natives—those who grew up with smartphones and social media.