The likely result of public wealth information in third world countries is that you will get robbed or that relatives come to get a “loan” they never pay back. Any status signalling would be minuscule by comparison. So independently of whether this proposal would be a good idea in rich countries, your example doesn’t help to motivate it.
The likely result of public wealth information in third world countries is that you will get robbed or that relatives come to get a “loan” they never pay back. Any status signalling would be minuscule by comparison. So independently of whether this proposal would be a good idea in rich countries, your example doesn’t help to motivate it.