> The purchase of a Rolex or Ferrari - or an incredibly overpriced sound system - is an attempt to buy a signal to others that you have taste. In fact you’re si

> The purchase of a Rolex or Ferrari - or an incredibly overpriced sound system - is an attempt to buy a signal to others that you have taste. In fact you’re signaling how much your lack of taste is costing you. This is just a fundamental part of what it means to be human. Most of us are guilty of the same behavior on some scale; for example, you might purchase a MacBook when any laptop will compile and run TypeScript just fine.