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amazingamazingtoday at 2:30 PM5 repliesview on HN

Luxury cars are indeed a good comparison. The subjective joy is a result of the delusion. That is why so much money is spent on such marketing to begin with. The analogous comparison would be if a blindfolded passenger turned out to prefer the Sienna to the 911.


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wtetznertoday at 4:04 PM

I suspect a blindfolded passenger might prefer the Sienna. I can imagine it might be easier to get carsick blindfolded in a 911.

But also, as a driver, there is a clear difference between a Sienna and a 911. The differences are objective, but of course the preferences are subjective.

mewpmewp2today at 2:34 PM

I would actually say it is a luxury car where you have your personal driver and you are free to work on other tasks, and it gets you faster to the destination. Time to me is at least the most valuable thing.

hgoeltoday at 3:48 PM

I hope you can one day grow to understand that other people have preferences that are different to your own.

ctvotoday at 2:46 PM

> The subjective joy is a result of the delusion.

Repeat after me:

_Other people can experience things you do not experience and it is still valid, and not a delusion_. They are not sheeple who fell for marketing.

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