Often see content containing people who like to show their luxury goods? Not once or twice, it even seems to have become their mainstay. Not only branded goods, but also shows vacations abroad and often eats at fancy restaurants.
This is called flexing. Interestingly, this phenomenon is often carried out by people who are not really rich. According to Prof. Rhenald Kasali quoted from his YouTube account, real rich people don't like to show off.
Maybe you have thought that social media is a place for free expression, including not having a problem with the flexing content itself. But as a consideration, this seems to be risky to bring danger. Anything?
Bringing Thieves
Citing The Richest, there are studies that show there are about 8 percent of people who can be targeted for theft, just by looking at their every move on social media.
Some celebrities are also known to be robbed after showing off their wealth. This is because it lets burglars know when they are home or not, and where their target is to steal.
Quoting CNBC Indonesia, Kim Kardashian was robbed in Paris and her social media is considered to be the incident.
Potentially Forcing Circumstances
Not infrequently we hear news of people who only look luxurious on the outside, even though inside they do various ways to cover up. Including committing fraudulent actions to get into debt.
Moreover, it is increasingly facilitated with debt service provider facilities that can be obtained practically at this time. According to financial planners, debt is actually not a bad thing, if used for the right purpose.
If the goal is for flexing, claiming to be healing or just for imaging, to fill content on social media, it's dangerous. Because we will only be trapped, our money is only playing to pay later that's all. So we consume things that are actually beyond our ability.
"Because yes, the reason is using pay later, using a credit card to pursue pleasure at this time. But we have to pay our debts in the future. Sometimes there are people like that. urgently," he added.
People who are often flexing are sometimes met for certain purposes, such as sales interests or marketing strategies, such as marketing certain products.
But you also need to be careful because there are also those who are just scams, in the hope that you can follow the business they have been in, which looks like it has been successful. Therefore, not a few who are entangled in fraudulent investments.
So, are you one of those who like or vice versa from flexing content?