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托斯丹·凡勃伦：有闲阶级论·摘录 75
托斯丹·凡勃伦《有闲阶级论》· The Theory of the Leisure Class · 投资
The appreciation of those evidences of honorific crudeness to which hand-wrought goods owe their superior worth and charm in the eyes of well-bred people is a matter of nice discrimination. It requires training and the formation of right habits of thought with respect to what may be called the physiognomy of goods. Machine-made goods of daily use are often admired and preferred precisely on account of their excessive perfection by the vulgar and the underbred who have not given due thought to the punctilios of elegant consumption. The ceremonial inferiority of machine products goes to show that the perfection of skill and workmanship embodied in any costly innovations in the finish of goods is not sufficient of itself to secure them acceptance and permanent favor. The innovation must have the support of the canon of conspicuous waste. Any feature in the physiognomy of goods, however pleasing in itself, and however well it may approve itself to the taste for effective work, will not be tolerated if it proves obnoxious to this norm of pecuniary reputability.
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定位：Excerpt 75 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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上流人士觉得手工制品有味道，恰恰因为它的不完美和粗糙感，但这需要训练和品味习惯才能欣赏。普通人反而喜欢机器货的精确完美，因为他们没琢磨过“高雅消费”的规矩。机器产品在礼仪上低人一等，说明光靠精湛工艺不足以让新东西被接受，它必须得到“显眼浪费”标准的支持。商品外观无论多讨喜、多显手艺，只要冒犯了“值钱体面”这条规矩，就不会被容忍。
上下文
凡勃伦讨论手工与机器制品的审美等级，以及“金钱荣誉”标准如何筛选品味。
今日一问
你觉得“手工感”高级，是真的更好用，还是因为它暗示了更贵的身份？
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