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Yes, conspicuous consumption. Same reason purses don't NEED logos all over them. A lot of buyers of EVs aren't doing it to save the environment - they are doin
by brianwawok 8y ago
Yes, conspicuous consumption.
Same reason purses don't NEED logos all over them. A lot of buyers of EVs aren't doing it to save the environment - they are doing it to let everyone know they are saving the environment. If your car just looks like a Ford Focus, you lose that.
- nereye 8y agoPerhaps you meant 'Conspicuous conservation'? See http://freakonomics.com/2011/04/21/conspicuous-conservation-and-the-prius-effect/ http://freakonomics.com/2011/04/21/conspicuous-conservation-... and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conspicuous_conservation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conspicuous_conservation.
- bch 8y ago> Same reason purses don't NEED logos all over them. In a way, they do. [0] [0] https://youtu.be/gLUzgWAEGjY https://youtu.be/gLUzgWAEGjY
- dorgo 8y agoFor me, it's not about environment or what people think. It's the same situation as with SSDs. - it is new - it is gonna to replace the old - it has better karma / feng-shui - it has some improvements in user experience - even if there are disadvantages - there is this "want have" feeling