Many people seem to like the experience of buying things and trying them out, though. Otherwise it would be hard to explain the current "pro" audio plugin mark

Many people seem to like the experience of buying things and trying them out, though. Otherwise it would be hard to explain the current "pro" audio plugin market, for example. Neither hobbyists nor professionals need hundreds of compressor and EQ plugins but companies have figured out that they will nevertheless buy them if the price hits a certain low sweet spot. Unless it becomes an addiction, I doubt this really makes them unhappy. It's mostly just a harmless "waste" of discretionary salary.