One essayist calls this phenomenon “refinement culture”: https://medium.com/@lindynewsletter/refinement-culture-51d96726c642 https://medium.com/@lindynewsletter

One essayist calls this phenomenon “refinement culture”: https://medium.com/@lindynewsletter/refinement-culture-51d96726c642 https://medium.com/@lindynewsletter/refinement-culture-51d96... Another essay that I can't find anymore called it "expedience." As in, we all converge on the same products not because they are the best, but because they are "good enough"