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Luxury Domesticity
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Veblen goods defy the traditional economic logic where a price of a good or service is inversely correlated with its demand. Instead, they are socially positional: high-end fashion, watches, cars, wine, organic food, travel experiences, and practices of self-actualization visibly and publicly convey the appearance of success, wealth, status, identi
... See moreThe rich belong to the old industrial economy and to the traditional luxury. They own objects that signify stability, security, and durability (real estate, hard luxury, antiques, high-end wine, collectible art). The core promise of hard luxury is its permanence (“You never really own Patek Philippe. You merely look after it for the next generation
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