> that contributes nothing to humanity I overall agree with you but some luxury items do bring beauty to this world. I've watched artisans in the process of c

> that contributes nothing to humanity I overall agree with you but some luxury items do bring beauty to this world. I've watched artisans in the process of creating Hermes silk scarves and it's nothing short of fascinating and I find the end result often beautiful. I offered one to my wife, ten years ago. She still wears it. The same can be said about high-end mechanical watches. Some are beautiful and their mechanism are a thing of beauty in themselves. Some people are in awe of the "Geneva Drive" [0] and not many won't be moved by Bartosz Ciechanowski's explanation and interactive animation of mechanical watches mechanisms [1]. I offered one high-end mechanical watch to my wife, she wears it daily.. And what's the alternative anyway? I much prefer to live in a world where Hermes scarves and mechanical watch do exist than in a planned economy where the komrades do decide what items can and cannot be manufactured / sold. I mean: Kim Jong-Un isn't exactly known for having many billionaires thanks to the luxury items sold by North Korea. Would you want to live there? [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geneva_drive https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geneva_drive [1] https://ciechanow.ski/mechanical-watch/ https://ciechanow.ski/mechanical-watch/