[quote=FlyerInHi]I went to Costco yesterday. They have a Mikasa bone China set for sale. I’m not big on buying things, but I love high quality items at commodity prices. It’s amazing that consumers today can enjoy objectively better quality china than rich people of 100 years ago.[/quote]

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

If the masses van have it. I dont want it.

I believe the rise of minimalism is a response to the reality that even the poor can get pretty much anything.