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Obscene Prices, Declining Quality: Luxury Is in a Death Spiral

5 pointsby twiddling5 months ago

3 comments

jerlam5 months ago
Not a new phenomenon: this 2007 book describes the strategy of using the luxury brand to sell junk to the masses:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Deluxe:_How_Luxury_Lost_Its_Luster" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Deluxe:_How_Luxury_Lost_Its_Lu...</a><p>With social media and influencers, there&#x27;s even more money to be made selling junk.
tencentshill5 months ago
&quot;...caters to individuals and families with a minimum net worth of $100 million&quot;<p>Prices of a handbag could go up 10000% and they wouldn&#x27;t even notice.
twiddling5 months ago
<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;archive.is&#x2F;m9SAi" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;archive.is&#x2F;m9SAi</a>