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But what is the point of the blue checkmark? How does having it benefit a luxury brand? Am I missing something here?


I was arguing the point that "exclusivity that anyone can buy has less value" made by OP..

It most definitely does not, in the eyes of enough people to still be valuable. They will purchase the appearance of exclusivity, even if it's not actually that exclusive.

Of course there will be a minority of people who understand (and deride) the fake-exclusivity, but not enough for the blue checkmark to lose enough value.




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