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Re:Physical attractiveness bias in the legal system (2017) by TheOtherHobbes on Tuesday August 04, 2020 @10:21AM (#24050238)
Luxury watches - maybe. Although the fact that these rare and unique precision-made craft pieces are incredibly bad at basic timekeeping compared to a $5 Casio, which is in turn pretty average compared to a $50 World Time Wave Ceptor, is both hilarious and sad.

But luxury handbags and other "fashion" items are inexcusable, because they are literally assembled in sweat shops by slave labour and then sold for four/five/six/seven figure price tags to vulgar stupid people.

https://www.fastcompany.com/90279693/did-a-slave-make-your-s...

The point of this kind of luxury isn't utility or quality - it's pure status display, combined with narcissistic indifference to the fate of the unfortunates whose work is being displayed so ostentatiously.

Re:Physical attractiveness bias in the legal system (2017) by ip26 on Tuesday August 04, 2020 @11:30AM (#24050944)
... incredibly bad at basic timekeeping ...

A modern minivan is faster than a classic Porsche in virtually every metric. That doesn't lessen the appeal of the Porsche; speed isn't the point.