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“The Veblen effect comes into play when the function of consuming an object is to demonstrate the acquisitive power of the consumer so that - in open opposition to the utilitarian logic and the minimization of cost - the higher the cost of a product, the greater its display value.”

Roberta Sassatelli, Consumer culture: history, theory and politics
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