It’s not a function of money as much as the fact that post industrialization people live busier lives now and want spaces that calm them or are more functional. When people live calmer lives they have a lot more time to dedicate to ornamentation.
What happened to us? We are becoming poorer and poorer.
https://blossom.primal.net/5949550e59ea47fc660f5cf4ad03c22c186bc268d51d83a6e07be9ca395830ca.mp4
It’s not a function of money as much as the fact that post industrialization people live busier lives now and want spaces that calm them or are more functional. When people live calmer lives they have a lot more time to dedicate to ornamentation.
Also the comparison is flawed because usually the nicest stuff lasts longer and serves as a distorted reference point.