I both agree and disagree. > Because what people (women and men) are buying is aspiration wrapped in dead plant fibers In this case I agree. If someone buys t

I both agree and disagree. > Because what people (women and men) are buying is aspiration wrapped in dead plant fibers In this case I agree. If someone buys the watch that Elon Musk wears, it's not just about wanting to look like Elon, it's about want to BE him. This effect works even if rationally people know that they are not him. Emotionally, they just want the feeling, however fleeting, that they are him. > The suspension of disbelief necessary for the social economy to function crumbled as soon as something is too perfect. Here I disagree and the example of fake Instagram profiles are my counter point. Some of these accounts used real people but the entire "lifestyle" was faked and yet they still had thousands and thousands of followers. What's the difference between creating a fake person to drop into that fake profile and having it be a real person?