CHEAP THINGS 

Dollar store articles, one imagines, must certainly be envious of their brand name counterparts.

Fancy products, on the other hand, must view cheap stuff with contempt.

Seems logical enough but the truth is, they’re unaware of each other. Value is a concept invented by humans, and never adopted by silverware, make-up sets, or coffee mugs.

A Bugatti doesn’t feel any different from a VW Beetle. A Hermés handbag doesn’t consider itself superior to a shopping bag from the Gap.

Objects will never understand why a certain label could make them more desirable. Quality, rarity, durability, performance, these are all concepts created by humans and too abstract for objects to grasp.