Why humans crave expensive things just because they're expensive: The science of Veblen goods

Nothing exposes human folly quite like our willingness to pay more for something simply because it costs more.

These "Veblen goods," named after economist Thorstein Veblen who first mapped this peculiar behavior, reveal how deeply status-seeking is wired into our psyche. — Read the rest

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