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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 3890306, member: 10461&quot;]It IS kind of weird, the perceived value we humans put on certain material objects that have little or no practical purpose in terms of our survival (can&#039;t eat &#039;em, can&#039;t use &#039;em directly for clothing or shelter, etc.).&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I guess those luxury items&nbsp; just naturally get more attention and appreciation in societies that are sufficiently wealthy beyond those basic needs, and have the time and resources to pursue them.</p><p><br /></p><p>Which isn&#039;t to suggest that more primitive societies can&#039;t appreciate fine material things or lack a sense of beauty.&nbsp; Take the Lascaux cave paintings, for instance.</p><p><br /></p><p>Perhaps I&#039;ve strayed a bit from the topic, but yes, I too think it&#039;s kind of odd (and interesting) how obsessed our species is with certain material objects.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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