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I assume that I look like a muppet wearing Jawbreakers, but I feel comforted that I'm a muppet who wouldn't actually spend £200 on sunglasses. I'm never going to buy the real thing, and I would be quite happy with the Aliexpress item sans branding.
I also quite like the idea of fake Rolex's, and its also an interesting point as a lot of watches use stock movements which are more (or less) modified in house.
I've bought one legit SMP Composit for £100 (RRP £200), one second hand one which was stripped and I covered with leather for a total cost of £25 and is to all intents and purposes identical. There is an absurd mark-up on some of these items which does not justify either manufacturing skills or research costs IMO and at that point I am less willing to support official items
But I'm not wearing fake things because I think it makes me look cool / other people won't notice.
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Quite.
Like Colnago-badged gas-pipe or a ten dorrah Rolex, people want the kudos with no regard for the performance the genuine article affords.
Pointless.
Self-defeating too, as anyone who's clued-up enough to be impressed by it (and you), is clued-up enough to know it's snide and that you're a poseur.
Anyone who isn't, isn't.
"Seriously dude. Like you could afford that: you can't even afford toothpaste [wretch].