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You can see just from this thread how the tech world reacts to the fashion world.

• qazxcvbnmlp 11mo ago
  HN commenter logic: 'if I don't understand it, this is clearly wrong' 'If someone doesn't spend money irrationally like I spend money irrationally its bad' There is indeed a blind spot.
  • jama211 11mo ago
    Well said
• rchaud 11mo ago
  The fashion world's biggest sellers are handbags and shoes, which are practical purchases and tend to feature pretty intricate design details. This is a Speedo for a phone, and it makes Apple's already over-the-top descriptions of its products sound even more absurd.
  • reducesuffering 11mo ago
    Nothing about the fashion world’s $5000 bags is practical. It’s 99% status signaling
    • bigyabai 11mo ago
      > It’s 99% status signaling So is buying a $5,000 laptop. Much like shoes and bags, a kernel of practical demand quickly grows into an unlimited demand for vain materialism.
      • Razengan 11mo ago
        > So is buying a $5,000 laptop. No they actually do shit
        • bigyabai 11mo ago
          So does a $5,000 bag. 99% of owning a $5,000 laptop is virtue signalling.
          • wiredpancake 11mo ago
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      • morshu9001 11mo ago
        I don't like either of these two worlds. Yes, plenty of people will buy an expensive laptop/desktop that's only ever used to run benchmarks. If anything I could admire the $5K bag more if it's actually nicer than the cheaper ones, but a lot of the time it's not.