Another great sport tourer - 2022 Suzuki GSX-1000S GT/GT+

[Pyrrho]

I'm sure there are some who buy a Porsche, or a BMW or Ducati motorcycle for those reasons. However, these products also have objective differences and performance advantages that justify the cost. I don't think the same case can be made for a handbag.

A luxury handbag is almost always handmade and of high quality but really it's more about what it says to others than what its physical characteristics are. The more expensive and exclusive, the louder. Status signifiers offer their own and very real objective differences and advantages. Just because we don't share the same values as the owner doesn't mean the cost isn't justifiable.

And while I work in IT, it's for a marketing company that primarily serves the automotive industry. I used to work in marketing decades ago though (IT was easier, more interesting and eventually paid more).