When Thorstein Veblen invented the notion of “conspicuous consumption” he was not thinking of a crypto tycoon paying $6.2mn for a banana and consuming it. Or a digital asset with no fundamental value changing hands for almost $100,000. But the 19th-century sociologist would recognise his theories in both events. Bitcoin and bananas are now Veblen goods.
当索尔斯坦•维布伦(Thorstein Veblen)发明“炫耀性消费”这一概念时，他并没有想到一个加密货币大亨会花费620万美元购买并消费一根香蕉，或者一个没有基本价值的数字资产以近10万美元的价格易手。但这位19世纪的社会学家会在这两个事件中看到他的理论。比特币和香蕉现在都是维布伦商品。
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