<story><title>Amex, Challenged by Chase, Is Losing the Snob War</title><url>https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/14/business/american-express-chase-sapphire-reserve.html?hp&amp;action=click&amp;pgtype=Homepage&amp;clickSource=story-heading&amp;module=second-column-region&amp;region=top-news&amp;WT.nav=top-news&amp;_r=1</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>patejam</author><text>&amp;gt;“I don’t think it would be American Express,” one diner said. “I feel like that would be braggy, like I’m trying to prove I’m a big shot.”&lt;p&gt;&amp;gt;Others nodded in agreement. “I’d probably use this,” said another, pulling out a blue-tinged credit card. “An Amex says you’re rich, but this says you’re interesting.”&lt;p&gt;Where did they find these people? When did using the CSR become a statement? Everyone I know got it for the free money, and uses whatever card gets the most points for whatever purchase.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>swang</author><text>Yeah that feels like it was planted in there.&lt;p&gt;Does anyone really think owning a credit card makes you interesting? Especially one that is produced for the masses? (at least the ones who can afford the $ amount for it....)&lt;p&gt;Almost every single friend&amp;#x2F;acquaintance I know has _that_ card and no one thinks each other is more interesting because of it. It was essentially for the 100,000 points (+ travel perks)</text></comment>
<story><title>Amex, Challenged by Chase, Is Losing the Snob War</title><url>https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/14/business/american-express-chase-sapphire-reserve.html?hp&amp;action=click&amp;pgtype=Homepage&amp;clickSource=story-heading&amp;module=second-column-region&amp;region=top-news&amp;WT.nav=top-news&amp;_r=1</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>patejam</author><text>&amp;gt;“I don’t think it would be American Express,” one diner said. “I feel like that would be braggy, like I’m trying to prove I’m a big shot.”&lt;p&gt;&amp;gt;Others nodded in agreement. “I’d probably use this,” said another, pulling out a blue-tinged credit card. “An Amex says you’re rich, but this says you’re interesting.”&lt;p&gt;Where did they find these people? When did using the CSR become a statement? Everyone I know got it for the free money, and uses whatever card gets the most points for whatever purchase.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>praneshp</author><text>It&amp;#x27;s a NYT shtick. It&amp;#x27;s not that difficult to find a person that speaks like that, and NYT finds that person for their articles. Since getting a subscription, I&amp;#x27;ve also been turned off by the tone of their reporting on political articles, where they border on sarcasm without actually saying anything negative.</text></comment>