[Justsignedup]

> The same applies to a luxury car

Yeah I don't think Luxury cars give a big level of satisfaction.

For me, I have always felt that I can easily spend $20 and have a weekend of fun, or $100 and have a night out at a bar. The $20 for a weekend feels better.

That's the point. There are better forms of entertainment. The problem is that socializing is also a need our brain has that takes a back-seat.

Edit: Current society has most of our motivations to do things kinda met: games & tv, social media & game groups, porn. More or less you can control most of your basic motivations without the need for socializing or doing things that cost more than a bit of money. I'd argue 200 years ago it would be impossible to be satisfied even at that level without major social gatherings and such.