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Wearing a brand that no normal person would identify makes no sense as a "status symbol". Any Joe Average knows a Ferrari when he sees it, but he's not going t

• hammyhavoc 3y ago
  Who says it's for Joe Average? I have an Artemide Tizio lamp designed by Richard Sapper, Joe Average won't appreciate it, but anybody with a little appreciation for industrial design will at least appreciate what it is even if they've never seen one before, and maybe that's something I'd like to bond with someone over as an enormous lover of Sapper's designs. They're "status symbols" in as much as if someone turns up to a meeting with x pen or y watch, I recognize the value of those things, I think maybe they are successful. Maybe they're also counterfeit, stolen, or what they have to say has no merit, but they do like toys and can't think of anything better to spend their money on. Either way, it's a prop, just like someone's nice suit is a prop, just like their luxury car is a prop. Can someone see through the bullshit? Of course. But in some circles, bullshit is all there is and the props are a crutch for having nothing of value to say or contribute, i.e., they can't possibly be wrong, or worse yet, ineffective, after all they turned up in the German car with a nice suit and nice pen. Spoiler: I love Casio watches, specifically the cheapo G-Shocks. I have an Omega and a Breitling, but the G-Shocks get all my loving. The brand isn't what counts for me, the design is everything. Sapper designed a nice watch... FML.