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ethernot • 12/08/2024 • 1 reply • view on HN

They buy it because they want to tell people it cost $25k.

If it's a fucking turd, which it is, does not form part of the equation.


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whstl • 12/08/2024

You're getting downvoted, but this is exactly the reason people buy it. There is even an economic term for this phenomenon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veblen_good