That’s an interesting idea, essentially that media teaches us to aspire to goods we can’t afford, thus as a result we buy knock offs instead of humble yet quality.
Min-max’ing refers to an idea that instead of having evenly OK kitchenware (for example) you pinch pennies on the flatware and dishes and so forth so you can buy & enjoy an exotic Damascus steel knife, or fine teak cutting board. It actually dovetails quite well with your idea about being taught to aspire to things we can’t really afford.
Min-max’ing refers to an idea that instead of having evenly OK kitchenware (for example) you pinch pennies on the flatware and dishes and so forth so you can buy & enjoy an exotic Damascus steel knife, or fine teak cutting board. It actually dovetails quite well with your idea about being taught to aspire to things we can’t really afford.