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There's a big difference in level of Veblen between a silly $200 gadget and a $3k handbag.

• FLeXMurphy 13d ago
  To whom?
  • johnnyanmac 13d ago
    well the signals are completely reversed. A playdate is $230. a PS5 is what? $600 dollars now? Playdate games range from $5-20 (and most will usually fall around $10), your typical console game will be $30-80+, before including expansion packs. A louis Vitton bag is partially a "I'm rich with good taste" signal. Is a Playdate supposed to be an "I'm poor but have good taste" signal?
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    • saghm 13d ago
      Honestly I'm reading a lot more signal from your perspective that a poor person is someone who has to settle for "only" spending a couple hundred dollars on a console.