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Pretty much any Veblen[1] good tbh. Cars, watches been the typical examples. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veblen_good https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veblen_go

• elliekelly 6y ago
  I guess I was thinking of which flex would be equally absurd to future generations as the pineapple. Expensive goods have always been a “flex” but most expensive goods don’t become so widely available and affordable so quickly. 200 years ago a pineapple would’ve cost $15,000 and today pineapple can be bought by the neediest members of society using food stamps. I don’t think the same will be true of a Rolex in 2220.
  • 082349872349872 6y ago
    LaRoy Tymes hacked a CDC 3600[1] to play computer music[2] and today the neediest members of society have custom ringtones. [1] going for 1,2 M USD in 1963 (a 0,7 MIPS 48-bit machine). Figure at least an order of magnitude more in 2020 USD? [2] p. 6 http://archive.computerhistory.org/resources/text/Oral_History/Tymes_LaRoy/Tymes_LaRoy_1.oral_history.2004.102657988.pdf http://archive.computerhistory.org/resources/text/Oral_Histo... ==== In the nineteenth century, aluminium was more expensive than gold. By the twentieth it would be used for wrapping potluck dishes. === Montaigne was proud of his library, all manner of elites of their realistic portraits, and white sportswear used to imply someone else had to wash the grass stains out. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bj7J7vXCf5w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bj7J7vXCf5w