> gadget that can be luxurised (made more expensive without adding substantial new functionality) with the sole purpose of helping homo sapiens groups stratify

> gadget that can be luxurised (made more expensive without adding substantial new functionality) with the sole purpose of helping homo sapiens groups stratify according to status / wealth I’m not sure if you just came up with that or it’s based on some kind of well known definition but wow, what a clear and succinct way to describe it. The interesting thing about wristwatches is that the digital age was indeed not kind to 90% of them, but in many ways the “quartz crisis” actually forced the survivors to pivot into being wealth signals. It’ll be interesting to see what the smart watch revolution does to the classic brands