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Value expenditure in idleness
Index note premium to feel premium
People hate to be idle, they want to keep and feel themselves productive and growing and not stuck.
In modern society where interactions are limited because they are unwelcome in this crowded diverse society, the only places where they are low barrier where there is a collective activity or meetup. And, such actions and events are monetized by many, feeling on the desperation or desire of people to keep on living normally, and for that they are programmed to that they must spend a premium to feel premium. Now that might be true for many, the cost gives the illusion of the idea of the luxury of the item, eventhough if there is none. For a same purse bought for 10$ vs 10000$, the value given by person for the latter is luxury kind. It seems that it has nothing to do with the goods or object itself, the the stickiness and determination of mind to it. If people spend money for a thing or a concept, its because they are determined and collectively agree the value proposition is acceptable.
After all time is money, and time well spent is money put to good use, to its contrary.
Original: https://triton7777.wordpress.com/2025/11/04/value-expenditure-in-idleness/