I think also the need to project a certain image as mentioned in the article is a big issue for people these days.

It’s an easy trap to fall into, so many people on social media, cosplaying being rich, ability to view life styles of people who are actually rich. There is something nice about having people envy the perceived position you’re at in life.

That said, you shouldn’t really care how you’re perceived. Only assholes feel the need to show others how well they are really doing and thats mostly just to make other people around them feel small, so that they get to feel big.