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Message: <blockquote data-quote="JerryLogan" data-source="post: 3499242" data-attributes="member: 129128">Yes Mr. Jones, exactly! But what is "pride of ownership" in modern society? I was born and raised in old-style farm country/family. So how well you kept your fields, the condition of your livestock, the Ford 9N in perfect condition (because you maintained it) -  those things said something about your skills and your character. So pride of ownership flowed from you, something you had actually done.Believe me, I'm not idealizing the past. There was more than plenty of BS to go around. But we seem to be getting more and more confused about the real foundation for genuine pride.Anybody with money can afford a Noctivid. But I think I want to say that Ken Kaufman, or David Sibley or jremmons should be entitled to "pride of ownership" in a way that Paris Hilton or Kim Kardashian never will. By this I mean that being able to "afford the best" is just a display of wealth and status - being able to make real use of and understand the subtle difference offered by the best - that's real "pride of ownership."Best,Jerry</blockquote>