: Why is “hand made” considered better and more luxurious ? Would a Toyota Corolla have better quality if some of it’s current automated assembly line tasks are taken care of by a human with a tool ?

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: Why is “hand made” considered better and more luxurious ? Would a Toyota Corolla have better quality if some of it’s current automated assembly line tasks are taken care of by a human with a tool ?

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Answer 1

Because part of luxury comes from rarity / limited supply.

Now that most products can be created in an assembly line by the thousands, having something be hand made, makes it unique (even if it is in minimal ways).