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lihlih posted...

but does it anyways because she thinks it makes her look cool.

To be fair, if she's associating with people who think the brand is cool, and the fact that she's using it does in fact make them think that she's cool, then it's successfully working exactly as she intends it to.

She's not paying for the headphones, she's paying for other people's reaction to them. Or even her own reaction to them, if simply having them boosts her sense of self-confidence, self-esteem, and self-image.

People have paid far more for less.



lihlih posted...

I mean, buying fashion clothing is one thing.

How is it any different? You're buying clothes that will almost certainly not last as long and which usually aren't as comfortable as much cheaper brands. You're paying almost exclusively for the brand name, and the sense of ego you get when you or other people are aware of the brand you're wearing.

You're not paying for the product, you're paying for the name, and everything that comes with it.

Often, what you're ultimately paying for is the sense of superiority or satisfaction that comes from owning something others don't.



Lokarin posted...

The reason that the rich were so rich, Vimes reasoned, was because they managed to spend less money.

"Vimes tried remember. It wasnt easy. He was vaguely aware that he drank to forget. What made it rather pointless was that he couldnt remember what it was he was forgetting any more. In the end he just drank to forget about drinking."

"If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was that quite often it still wasnt as cynical as real life."
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