> Conspicuous consumption - in economics, the consumer practice of buying goods in greater quantity/price/quality than practical [1] Luxury beliefs sound like

> Conspicuous consumption - in economics, the consumer practice of buying goods in greater quantity/price/quality than practical [1] Luxury beliefs sound like conspicuous consumption for beliefs. The analogy also works in that some people "boast" of having certain beliefs in the same way some people might think very highly of themselves by, say, wearing loud brand name clothing. In both cases, others (perhaps with more taste) may not be as impressed. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conspicuous_consumption https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conspicuous_consumption