But to mock someone for having a sensible watch at a modest price puts pressure on others to join the quest for ever-greater extravagance. That pressure should be turned in the opposite direction, and we should celebrate those, like Sikorski, with modest tastes and higher priorities than conspicuous consumption.
当然，我们都有自己的小嗜好。我并不是说一切奢侈品都是错误的。但是嘲弄戴价格低廉的优质手表者不啻于向别人施压，要求他加入追求铺张浪费的行列。这样的压力应该反过来施，我们应该赞美西科尔斯基，他口味温和，有着比炫耀性消费更高的理想。