The proliferation of the SM7B makes the audiophile in both happy and sad. It's a great podcasting mic for a wide range of voices, but a world where there is essentially one mic being used by all podcasts is a sad world.

I dislike the in-frame mics, so if you’re looking for a shotgun mic, the MKH416 is truly amazing.

If I was doing an in-frame look, I would probably go for a TLM 103 and use it inverted like a broadcaster.

If I wanted to status signal, I would buy a U87 and use it in a spider shock mount.

No because it’s not even good quality for podcasting so communicates more of a desire for status than actual status