[kstrauser]

It's not my moral duty to keep the makers of expensive bags employed.

I mean, I do that anyway as a hobby, but I don't owe it to anyone.

[2muchcoffeeman]

But maybe the Japanese value some of their traditions and want to keep them alive. There’s nothing wrong with that either.

[kstrauser]

No, there's nothing wrong with that at all!

However, that works both ways. It's wrong to say someone is "disrespectful" and "misunderstanding quality goods" because they don't want to get their kid a $450 bag instead of a cheaper, still-durable one.

[dmamills]

Certainly not, and I don't mean to speak for you.

But lets just say that I exist within the FANG dystopia where at any moment I can be wrangled into a meeting with a half dozen people, that if you actually consider the salaries, headcount, and time, racks up to hundreds, maybe thousands of dollars burned. For the takeaway that the modal should be fullscreen, or that we are dramatically adjusting our "design system", or whatever may have been so mission critical. Real tangible goods.

But perhaps what I do is worth more, I mean, we are talkin' computers here! we are the true craftsmen!