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What does it mean?
Wearing expensive watches is a defense against his own insecurities.
In plain terms
He wears watches because he feels insecure.
What can you take from it?
Material goods often mask insecurity.

Where it applies

  • discussing celebrity
  • analyzing personal habits

Putting it to work

  • identifying signs of insecurity
  • discussing status symbols

Questions to consider

  • What does wealth hide?
  • How do we seek validation?

Another view

It reduces complex behavior to one trait.

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