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Similar arguments can be made about almost any fashion item. People don't buy fashion due to it's great quality, and most of the time not even due to good desig
by strictfp 10y ago
Similar arguments can be made about almost any fashion item. People don't buy fashion due to it's great quality, and most of the time not even due to good design, but mostly just to show off.
- emodendroket 10y agoYeah, the arguments about resale value seem ridiculous. Who's buying a wedding ring as an investment?
- atomical 10y agoThe argument about resale value is used to justify the purchase. The person buying the ring doesn't seriously consider it an investment, but it makes it less painful to think of it as one.
- 77pt77 10y agoIn Europe there are banks selling diamonds for "investment purposes". I laughed very hard for minutes when I found that!
- tootie 10y agoTrue of any human vanity.
- qzxvwt 10y agooh the humanities
- TeMPOraL 10y agoThe only special thing about diamonds in particular is that - as opposed to other fashion items - the market for diamonds has been[0] literally created out of thin air by a single company, thanks to many decades of marketing efforts. [0] - according to sources like http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1982/02/have-you-ever-tried-to-sell-a-diamond/304575/ http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1982/02/have-you...
- dredmorbius 10y agoVeblen goods.
- rohan_ 10y agoMaybe you just surround yourself with superficial people? I have a hard time believing people passionate about fashion don't have a nuanced appreciation for the aesthetic aspect of it. Edit: Also wouldn't calling a fashion item ostentatious or low quality be a critique of bad fashion?