[ballenf]

Is there an unspoken assumption here that value is absolute and deviations pathological?

I can't understand how heirloom quality is abstract any more than say color scheme.

How is valuing a sneaker collection more abstract than valuing, say, minimalism or utilitarianism?

I've re-read the post multiple times, but I'm clearly missing something basic to allow comprehension.

[maininformer]

It would be case by case for me. In a sense, all of them stem from identity. Another lens to explore this is effects: what first, second third order effects would a sneaker collection have versus minimalism? Some are more functional than others.