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Yes, people do spend that much. I'm not sure what kind of virtue signalling people think they are achieving when they fake this kind of incredulity. People will
by grkvlt 10y ago
Yes, people do spend that much. I'm not sure what kind of virtue signalling people think they are achieving when they fake this kind of incredulity. People will spend a fuck ton of money on things they think are pretty, or unique.
But what sort of idiot would want an original Picasso or Van Goch, for example, when they can just get a digital print to put up on their wall that looks almost identical? If you're the sort of person who likes original artwork, you're really just a slave to the Christies and Bonhams marketing...
- mcv 10y agoNot sure what you mean about virtue signaling there. Maybe the article was specifically aimed at millionaires or something, but for a normal middle class person to spend two or three months salary on a ring? That's crazy. Just like most people do not own real Picassos or Van Goghs. (Though if they did, it'd retain it's value better than a diamond ring.) If the occasional rich diamond lover spends that much, that's totally understandable, but for society to expect that kind of expense from people with financial struggles (everybody who is not rich), that is irresponsible.