Obscene Prices, Declining Quality: Luxury Is in a Death Spiral (opens in new tab)

(nytimes.com)

5 pointstwiddling1y ago3 comments

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Not a new phenomenon: this 2007 book describes the strategy of using the luxury brand to sell junk to the masses:

With social media and influencers, there's even more money to be made selling junk.

"...caters to individuals and families with a minimum net worth of $100 million"

Prices of a handbag could go up 10000% and they wouldn't even notice.

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Not a new phenomenon: this 2007 book describes the strategy of using the luxury brand to sell junk to the masses:

With social media and influencers, there's even more money to be made selling junk.

"...caters to individuals and families with a minimum net worth of $100 million"

Prices of a handbag could go up 10000% and they wouldn't even notice.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse