Discussions about the structure of human thought have long been dominated by the Enlightenment view that reality is composed of four elements: space, time, matter, and energy. But recently, a fifth element, information, has entered the debate.
对人类思想结构的探讨长期以来深受启蒙运动的影响，认为现实由空间、时间、物质和能量等四种要素组成。但不久前，信息作为第五种要素进入了讨论的范畴。而且事实证明信息对于理解奢侈品消费的根本动因至关重要，因此可以预测奢侈品市场的未来。