Things that are enjoyable are often also likely to be status symbols:

https://stefanfschubert.com/blog/2022/4/6/status-as-a-multiplier-on-intrinsic-enjoyment

In my experience far from always true: the status seems to persist much longer than the enjoyment - but still, it's an interesting argument for...

... why high sales taxes are likely to be an actually not-that-inefficient form of taxation. I can't find it anymore but I saw a result once suggesting that, taking status effects into account, the optimal sales tax might be around 40%.