Interesting. I often find that my perceived 'luxuriousness' of a product decreases the perceived value of it. Like I'm sure Rolls makes nice autos and all that,

Interesting. I often find that my perceived 'luxuriousness' of a product decreases the perceived value of it. Like I'm sure Rolls makes nice autos and all that, but because they are created specifically to be high-end status symbols, they become cheapened in my mind and therefore cannot truly be high-end status symbols. A valuable good or experience is instead one that has an authentic story (which is hard to judge), or is super niche and shows an understanding and appreciation of the field, or is old and unique and difficult to obtain. I collect camera lenses for example and see people drop crazy money on old Leicas. And they are nice lenses but it's such a stereotypical choice that I can't help but negatively judge anyone who actually buys or aspires to them. Their brand's mystique has cheapened them for me. And let's not even get started on Hasselblad...