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dazzledbeans @lemmy.world to Memes@lemmy.ml · 2 years ago

Sh*t Gold .

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Sh*t Gold .

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dazzledbeans @lemmy.world to Memes@lemmy.ml · 2 years ago
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    Granted I don’t exactly run in the conspicuous consumption crowd, so maybe I’m out of the loop. Cope Luwak was a thing I heard about in the late 90s but have never seen in the world, ever.

    I suppose this is one of those products that has a reputation for being expensive so rich people buy it to flex and that creates some demand. Like gold pizzas or whatever other dumb shit gaudy nouveau riche assholes are doing to get attention.

    I’m sure there are places in the world where you can forage the shits and have something unique, but I highly doubt that what makes its way to fintech bros in manhattan has any real value at all. Just a cruel gimmick.

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      There are apps that cost thousands of dollars that display a jpeg that say “You are rich” and rich people buy it to flex to other rich people.

      They have too much money.

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        I think that’s less common than you assume

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          No, that’s like any gacha game ever

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            Thats for pngs of anime girls. Totally different /s

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          It’s was a big thing when the Apple app store launched.

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      https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veblen_good

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      Stephen Fry gave some to Prince Charles iirc

      Edit. It was weasel vomit according to this

      https://www.tumblr.com/whitepajamas/1491643197/alan-davies-is-it-true-that-you-gave-prince

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