Munneee buys image, perception, status, cool, identity, happiness... This is the way, the lure, the promise of the modern world, no mountains left climb, uncharted continents, feats of derring do undone...Purchases are the avatars projected out into the world in lieu of genuine achievement, see also the cult of celebrity and it's symbiotic relationship to sell stuff, stuff we don't need, to impress people we don't like or even know. Can´t recall which brand but one of the Chinese EV makers, they´ve got a model called the Trophy, ffs trophies are won in competition not purchased.
You are not your job, your car, the contents of your wallet, your artisanal knife- axe, your khakis or selvedge jeans, your watch, your... insert expensive, hip/ cool/ futuristic, item here...Do you see?
Credit to, cribbed from Fight Club, Tyler Durden
Not suggesting this applies to anyone here, just putting it forward, discussion on the bigger picture.