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Oh but you did it, you do it, and you will continue to do it through out your life, even if you're unconscious of it. Brands have history, and we're emotionall

Oh but you did it, you do it, and you will continue to do it through out your life, even if you're unconscious of it. Brands have history, and we're emotionally tied to it. It's how we work, it's how part of our decision making process works and it's quite efficient. Even if your argument will be : "NONSENSE! I only buy reliable items that perform their practical duties with their practical properties." I'm pretty sure those items are tied to a brand that worked hard to own the title of having reliable items that perform how they are supposed to perform. Collectibles is just another form of having a piece of that. Can be fueled by nostalgia, or something practical like a specific sound or texture, could be a story you relate to, etc.

Traubenfuchs 6y ago
No one is safe from that. We are getting manipulated everywhere and might end up buying an item (washing machine, car...) that's objectively a worse fit for us. But isn't this something bad? Something we should avoid, rather than encourage? People throwing money at collectors item are relishing this. But while writing this I did some introspection and realized that I would also buy all the name & brand based expensive stuff there is if I had the money for it. So my negative feelings are probably just jealousy at this (from my perspective) frivolous waste of money. So, nevermind. (-;
- libertine 6y ago
  >We are getting manipulated everywhere and might end up buying an item (washing machine, car...) that's objectively a worse fit for us. But isn't this something bad? From my experience, it's bad if exploited but there's little benefits of lying to/tricking people and defraud their expectations. In fact I'm pretty sure you (and I, and everyone) have plenty of brands that destroyed our trust in them and we would NEVER buy from them again - either because you had bad customer service, or they wasted your time to deliver a bad product/experience... so it's not a good practice to manipulate and lie to people, it will only work in the short term, but it does happen. We don't do well we betrayal. But for example, for fine art collection, people can do it simply because they like and artist body of work and see value in it, others because it would fit their collection (because they might be trying to get a slice of a specific artistic movement), others because they believe it's where art is moving to (represents a form a progress), other because their art dealer told them it's a good investment and the artist is growing in specific circles... I've been trying to help an artist with marketing, and it's not easy at all. It may sound like non-sense, but fine art should be more present in our lives, and surround us, even if it's for something as simple as "I like this paint"!

Traubenfuchs 6y ago

No one is safe from that. We are getting manipulated everywhere and might end up buying an item (washing machine, car...) that's objectively a worse fit for us. But isn't this something bad? Something we should avoid, rather than encourage? People throwing money at collectors item are relishing this. But while writing this I did some introspection and realized that I would also buy all the name & brand based expensive stuff there is if I had the money for it. So my negative feelings are probably just jealousy at this (from my perspective) frivolous waste of money. So, nevermind. (-;

libertine 6y ago
>We are getting manipulated everywhere and might end up buying an item (washing machine, car...) that's objectively a worse fit for us. But isn't this something bad? From my experience, it's bad if exploited but there's little benefits of lying to/tricking people and defraud their expectations. In fact I'm pretty sure you (and I, and everyone) have plenty of brands that destroyed our trust in them and we would NEVER buy from them again - either because you had bad customer service, or they wasted your time to deliver a bad product/experience... so it's not a good practice to manipulate and lie to people, it will only work in the short term, but it does happen. We don't do well we betrayal. But for example, for fine art collection, people can do it simply because they like and artist body of work and see value in it, others because it would fit their collection (because they might be trying to get a slice of a specific artistic movement), others because they believe it's where art is moving to (represents a form a progress), other because their art dealer told them it's a good investment and the artist is growing in specific circles... I've been trying to help an artist with marketing, and it's not easy at all. It may sound like non-sense, but fine art should be more present in our lives, and surround us, even if it's for something as simple as "I like this paint"!