Your comparison of the use value of a plastic bag and a designer purse seems off. If 5k gets you status, then that's it's use, and comparing use value between the two wouldn't be an issue of how many items either can hold. Art, for it's part, has always been this way. There was less art under the patronage model than there is under the consumer model - but more status-use value.
I think the comments about exchange value being the new medium are spot on - it's a great way to describe money laundering.
I think the comments about exchange value being the new medium are spot on - it's a great way to describe money laundering.
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