Why do people buy an RV knowing it is super expensive, costs a fortune to drive, and will be worth next to nothing in a few years? Why do people by a telescope when they can go online and see Hubble images so much better than anything they will see in person?
Why would anyone spend money on a fancy meal or a vacation when it is perfectly fine eating at home and having a staycation?
Because they get joy from the experience, whether it is hearing the waves or seeing the sunset or having the sand nearby, or a new taste or a new smell or walking where Henry VIII walked. It is worth the cost to the buyer.
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Men plug the dikes of their most needed beliefs with whatever mud they can find. - Clifford Geertz
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