Random question, Oppo

"K-Roll-PorscheTamer" (k-roll390) 10/23/2015 at 18:39 • Filed to: Random

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I learned a new term today that I’ve never heard before, but when I looked it up, something seemed to make sense.

The term was “ preferential treatment ”.

So I had this thought. That maybe people aren’t jealous of others with more money/cars because of the $$$/cars persay, but rather the preferential treatment that comes with that money/cars.

Does that make any sense? Just something that came to mind while doing inventory at work.

CB > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 10/23/2015 at 18:46

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Eh, it’s both, probably.

Svend > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 10/23/2015 at 18:48

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It’s a common thing for people with money to insist on preferential treatment and show off that money with an expensive vehicle.

These people are the sort of people I give non-preferential treatment to.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > CB 10/23/2015 at 18:48

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Probably.

EL_ULY > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 10/23/2015 at 18:49

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here’s another one, “Asshole Tax”

-parts department

Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 10/23/2015 at 18:49

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First off: You’ve never heard the term preferential treatment?

Secondly: I’d say not, many people look at those with nice cars with a negative attitude. How often do you hear “that person has to be an asshole” or more notably “He’s compensating”?

TheHondaBro > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 10/23/2015 at 18:51

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I think that’s more of a positional good.

RallyWrench > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 10/23/2015 at 18:51

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I’m going to go with both as well. It also depends on the car. Most people don’t seem to hate a guy who bought himself a new Corvette, because that’s an ‘attaboy car. But if you save your hard earned money and buy a 10 year old Porsche, people will hate on you for it. And sweet shit, that RS7 is perfect.

itschrome > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 10/23/2015 at 18:52

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well yeah, who wouldn’t enjoy that? That’s the about being rich or of good status. The more you have or the better off you are the easier things come to you. Not because you’re better in any ways but because people/business will give you preferential treatment to ensure further business down the line. this is really based on the assumption that by catering to you and giving you the extra perks you’ll return later and give more money or in some way benefit the other party in some way. No one gives poor or people of lower status preferential treatment because, well why would you? What good are to to the other entity if you have little to offer them in the first place. It’s just like going to a casino, the more you spend/win the more free shit you get. Because they want you to come back and reinvest your wealth with them. I dunno about you but I like free stuff and top shelf treatment. Shame I’m poor and don’t get shit for preferential treatment. minus that my Chinese delivery driver always comes to be first because I tip well, which only proves my point further.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 10/23/2015 at 18:58

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I never heard it until today...

I do here it all the time, but that’s from the people who wish they had what those people have; admittedly, myself included.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > itschrome 10/23/2015 at 18:59

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This is definitely a point.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > EL_ULY 10/23/2015 at 19:00

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Is it any different?

EL_ULY > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 10/23/2015 at 19:06

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Depends. I need to check with Takuro to see how much they do.

Leon711 > RallyWrench 10/23/2015 at 19:24

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Of course over here you buy a corvette and everyone think you are a wannabe cowboy and an old porsche will make everyone hate you.

You can’t win.

Rico > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 10/23/2015 at 19:24

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A better example of preferential treatment would be you and your coworker both show up late for work. You get yelled at by your boss, your coworker does not. Turns out the coworker is dating the boss’s cousin and the boss is more lenient on him.

In regards to the money thing, I celebrate all wealth. Wealth jealousy or financial envy ensure that you won't succeed in life since you'll spend your time hating these people instead of being happy for them and hopeful of your own financial future.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > Rico 10/23/2015 at 19:35

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How do you “celebrate” that? Forgive me, I just don’t understand it.

RallyWrench > Leon711 10/23/2015 at 19:38

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I’ve heard that an Aston Martin is more the ‘attaboy car in the UK, true?

Galileo Humpkins (aka MC Clap Yo Handz) > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 10/23/2015 at 19:44

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Sweet googly moogly that’s a sweet RS7! Hey, that’s where we’ve gotten our Audis! Good people, good experience.

Honestly, it’s both, or all — it depends on the person. Some will be jealous of the car, some will be jealous of the $$ and some will be jealous that in their own perception, the person with the nice car and presumably more $ gets better treatment, even if they actually don’t.

Leon711 > RallyWrench 10/23/2015 at 19:46

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to non car folk, if you drive anything German (excluding VW) or anything expensive (except maybe a jag?) people just think you’re a wanker. People used to say I was compensating when I was driving an NB Miata. I dislike people.

Sam > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 10/23/2015 at 19:50

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I think it’s because people have a natural tendency to develop an inferiority complex if they aren’t extremely wealthy. Then they decide that the only way to compensate is by attempting to bring them down to their own level through insults and generalisations.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > Sam 10/23/2015 at 19:54

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Is there any solution for that?

Rico > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 10/23/2015 at 20:03

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Just by being happy for others, even the Saudi prince with 9 Bugattis.

I know it sounds lame but when you have hate in your heart and mind for the money or wealth others have no matter how undeserving you might think they are it can prevent you from being successful.

norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 10/23/2015 at 20:12

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One cannot become a Jedi with contempt in his soul. For you must learn to let go of your anger.

Sam > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 10/23/2015 at 20:19

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On an individual scale, a person just has to remember that bringing others down doesn’t actually make their situation better. On the overall scale, there is no solution, because that would pretty much be world peace.

chaozbandit > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 10/23/2015 at 20:20

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Also surprised you haven’t heard of it prior to today. But yeah, the term could be interchangeable with status I guess.

Rico > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 10/23/2015 at 20:37

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You can wish to have what others have. But you shouldn’t hate that they have something and you don’t . That is the key thing and the difference between envy and wishing well for others as well as yourself.

Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 10/23/2015 at 20:51

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At work, I tend to give people preferential treatment based on how they behave. If you’re a self-entitled brat (like the oh-so-many people I dealt with as a bouncer and in call centers) then I will make things as hard I can for you because you haven’t heard the word “no,” often enough.

I once kicked a singer from a band out of the club before his set because he was being a dick. The tour manager raised hell and my head of security backed me up.

However, if you approach me as someone who can help you do or get something you want then I will do all I can to make things work for you.

Actually I do that in my personal life too.

gas head > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 10/23/2015 at 22:39

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Have to laugh...I see this every day I go to work. It’s a small poor central Cali city. The MSRP is higher than the cost of any property in the city—maybe the entire city!

Berang > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 10/24/2015 at 00:31

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I think it’s more along the lines of nobody likes a show off. I enjoy seeing nice cars. But when people use them in an annoying fashion to get attention - revving engines, doing burnouts in public spaces, driving recklessly, whatever - it becomes instantly annoying, regardless of how nice the car is. The message goes from “I have a nice car” to “I have a nice car, and I’m a moron, and I want you to look at me”.

pip bip - choose Corrour > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 10/24/2015 at 07:55

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GAH!!

Master Cylinder > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 10/24/2015 at 08:04

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I’ve been guilty of being envious of what others have, and especially of assuming that they must have gotten what they have through something other than honest, hard work.

Many of us do work pretty hard for what we have, and for most of us, that doesn’t result in a six or seven figure salary and the ability to buy whatever we want. Sure, there are tons of lazy schlubs out there who “deserve” to be poor, but for the most part, we all know that the CEO who earns many hundred times more than the bottom-level worker doesn’t really “work harder” than most of those guys. So, yeah, I think it’s a natural feeling to resent what others have sometimes, but it’s really a dark rabbit hole to go down. You just end up feeling bad about yourself and hating someone you don’t even know.

And yeah, a lot of those guys with cars that cost more than what a lot of people paid for their houses are probably dicks, and a lot of them probably didn’t even work for it and just happened to be born into a wealthy family. But odds are most of them did put in a good effort to get where they’re at, and then they just got lucky on top of that.

I guess the point is that the world is a shitty, random, unfair place and sometimes bad people get good stuff. But there’s not much you can do about that and dwelling on it just tears you up and makes you angry - and those guys won’t even notice at all.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > Master Cylinder 10/24/2015 at 10:03

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So much truth, it hurts. -_-

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 11/12/2015 at 10:28

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I’m a little late to this party but here’s some psychology that’s at play here. It cuts multiple ways, but it stems from the same source.

When you see exterior displays of wealth.....or even, the *perception* of wealth, and you get angry or upset and automatically dislike the person? You are faced with the realization that this person has more resources than you to do with as they please. It’s a threat evaluation - if you had to fight this person in some way, you are afraid you would lose an argument or dispute simply because this person can outspend you. Example - in a court battle or civil dispute.

But if you see these displays of perceived wealth and you *admire* them, it is a form of appeasement. You want this person to like you and to either share their resources, or help you be like them. You aspire to be like this person who has such excess that they are far above needs and are well into fulfilling their wants.

In both cases, the person making these perceptions views themselves as “lesser”. I’m no psychologist, but you making these perceptions comes as no surprise given how you view yourself and the world around you (also possible upbringing? But I’m not a therapist so let’s not dive into that).

Now to tackle “Preferential Treatment” - It does exist, somewhat. But not the way you think it does. Let’s say you see the hotel staff giving preferential treatment to the businessmen who pull up in an audi S8. They are likely to drop 5-10X what you in the ford focus will spend that night, at minimum. The free bottles of champagne and expedited baggage service are a fraction of the profits they’ll make, and hopefully they can get those customers to recommend that hotel for future trips.....regardless of price! At that point, they’re not courting that customer. They’re not even courting that customer’s money. They’re courting money ABOVE that customer. When you’re limited in resources, you tend to check prices more. They’ll give you fair service for the price, but they have to court YOU. It’s steady income, but not the sheer profits you can make by going after money that isn’t as cared for.

It’s a bit impersonal, but for what it’s worth, preferential treatment is about “what will this person give me” and less about “This is an amazing human being and I want to help them”. Case in point - let’s say you step out of a 5 year old S-class you got at carmax for 24k with warranty. You notice people change their behavior after they spend 5 minutes around you . Whether positive or negative, they made assumptions based on the perception of wealth and resources. The parts counter people at the mercedes dealership might not be too quick to return your calls when they realize you’re some plebian who will nickel and dime them on parts or will check ebay to price match and do the work themselves vs. someone with more money than time who just wants the bill and their car back. Again, you were percieved to be on the same level as another S-class owner, until you revealed who you were. Then you lost preferential treatment, because you weren’t going to hand them money. They don’t care who you are, they just want money. “Preferential Treatment” is a different way of saying “Using service to jack up the price”.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > Rico 11/17/2015 at 03:41

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It sounds very, very lame. I’m not very successful nor have I ever had any bit of financial success, whether or not that’s because of age or place in life is a reason. I don’t display it outwards or externally, but it’s always in the back of my mind.

It's a damn inferiority complex.