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How you live, repackaged so someone can sell you the upgrade.
means The way a person lives — habits, tastes, and choices that signal their identity and values.
from Coined by psychologist Alfred Adler in the 1920s to describe a person's fundamental character; advertisers later kidnapped it and turned it into a price tag.
Adler's intentMeant inner character, not curated aesthetics.
Marketing magicSells products as personalities, not objects.
Suffix creepNow bolted onto brands, diseases, and influencers.