A sign of maturity is acting in a reasonable manner.

It’s all about status. The things and people you envy are simply acting in accordance with their roles.

Why do female celebrities use luxury goods? Because they have endorsement deals—using them makes money.

Why do businesspeople drive luxury cars? To build trust and project success, which leads to signed contracts and profit.

Why do some people flex their wealth? To attract traffic. Maybe they’re running a P2P scheme—if they don’t brag, how will they lure in suckers?

See? They’re all just running businesses.

You don’t have your own business. What exactly are you showing off for? Hoping others get jealous of you? Letting others envy you is like inviting them to carve you up at will—it’s basically flashing a sign that says, “I’m an easy target. Come cut me.”