Comment by freehorse
2 days ago
As humans, we appreciate also the process in making things, not just the end result. For art this is especially more important than for everyday, for practical use products. The more one knows about a specific kind of art and can relate to the experience of making such art, the more they are usually interested in parts of the process because the more information they can extract about the piece of art. That also often gives new perspectives in the art piece itself. Art (and many other things) is much about contextualizing. Contextualizing an art piece to a specific process of making it or a specific era that was made may help notice details that would otherwise go unnoticed. Perception is not neutral and cannot be, and art appreciation even less.
Yes it is true that some may try to trick people with fake information about the process of producing something, but that does not mean that the reason people may be interested in the process itself is marketing. It is part of the human condition and experience imo that some may try to take advantage of, but is important otherwise.
> As humans, we appreciate also the process in making things, not just the end result.
I generally think this doesn't apply to most people unless it affects the result they want out of the product. But hey, more power to you!
Almost all humans appreciate the process.
However it doesn't mean they will actually pay more for the process. At the end, money talks, thoughts and prayers don't.
It depends what we are talking about. Are we talking about investors in a company? Or about people going to a concert? I am talking about stuff like the latter, mostly.
All else being equal, most people prefer to own things that are valuable and exclusive to things that are cheap and mass produced, and the fact that care and effort has been put into making something affects the perceived value of the product.
This is why affects like 'limited run', 'hand-made', 'artisanal' tend to imply a higher price than the equivalent temu slop.
Yup, and these are targeting somewhat immature consumers going for the fomo and marketing narratives.
Ever heard the japanese philosophy of wabi-sabi? It's the philosophy of beauty in imperfections.