RE: The Emperor Does Have Shoes - But They Were Made in a Sweatshop.. Fake 'Designer' Shoe Shop Sells Cheap 'Payless' Shoes To 'Social Media Influencers' For 1800% Markup.. They Vapidly Gush About The 'High Quality'...
The problem in our consumerist world is that there is differences in quality, however, price is not a good indicator thereof.
Case in point. Ikea has some very excellent products, that are the best i have ever seen... for really cheap prices. But, it is not true of all their products.
You go to Homey Depot and get the "contractor grade" tools... because, maybe they will last more than one job.
We have far superior metals today and so your cheep set of socket wrenches are pretty good. But they are no where near the Craftsman tools you could buy 30 years ago. You can also pay a shit ton more for Snap-on... for basically the same Craftsman tool you bought 30 years ago.
Now, about women's apparel. Most of these expensive shoes aren't worn very often. Quality doesn't matter. Looks and price tag are all that matter.
It is why jewellery stores commonly have 1000% markups.
Women feel good about having dollars spent on them. The amount of dollars is what makes them feel good.
I have only seen a handful of women who would rather have a down payment on a house instead of that (overpriced) engagement/wedding ring.
When people are so empty inside that they trick themselves into thinking that they feel 'good' in response to having resources used for/on/by them for basically nothing - that could have been used to feed and help destitute people.. We have a major issue.
The same gap of heartlessness that the homeless woman suffers with - is the same that the empty 'rich' woman suffers from - they just experience it from different ends and have different experiences as a result (with the poor end tending to be brutally and savagely more harsh in most cases).