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A hundred years ago a Rolex was the best timekeeper you could put on your wrist. Now it's a ridiculous bauble that can barely keep time despite constant expensi
by noonespecial 15y ago
A hundred years ago a Rolex was the best timekeeper you could put on your wrist. Now it's a ridiculous bauble that can barely keep time despite constant expensive maintenance. Technology has made the rich silly.
- cma 15y agoMore than a hundred years ago far more absurd things than Rolex in the face of quartz digital were detailed by Veblen in The Theory of the Leisure Class