Why Luxury Matters

The idea of luxury can be seen as trivial or materialistic. This is often the perspective of a person who wonders why “fools” pay thousands of dollars for a bag from Dior, when something similar can be acquired for a fraction of the price.

Is it because that individual is caught up in a game of status? Could be. Research on biology surfaced by Jordan Peterson indicates that status and hierarchy are fundamental components of human nature. While democratic ideals have seen an important flourishing in the past several centuries, it can never truly eradicate an inherent dimension of “vertical organization” that is present in the cosmos.