"George M. Middius" wrote in message
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I ran across the following snippet in an online publication. It
reeks of sinfulness and pride and avarice and lust. Naturally, you
'borgs will start clucking like the austerity-loving monks you
pretend to be.


"If all that mattered in choosing a wris****ch was its ability to
track minutes and hours with reasonable accuracy, a Timex would be
the equal of a Rolex. But factors beyond basic utility - style,
pride of ownership or whatever you want to call it - influence
buyers, too, motivating them to spend thousands of dollars on fine
mechanical timepieces that are also investments in precious metal
and in self-esteem."


Isn't that just shameful as all get-out?


If it will appease a mugger, I'm all for the Rolex.
In general, however, I don't like Rolex people.
See Thorstein Veblen's "The Theory of Conspicuous Consumption."