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For how long is it new? Can anything be truly exotic?

Asked by RealEyesRealizeRealLies (30951points) March 16th, 2010

ex·ot·ic adj
1. strikingly unusual and often very colorful and exciting or suggesting distant countries and unfamiliar cultures
2. introduced from another place or region

n
somebody who or something that is exotic, especially a plant or animal
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Is a Lamborghini Murcielago exotic? Could it remain so if you saw one every day?

What happens after you become accustomed to the exotic? Is it still exotic once it becomes familiar? Familiar is an antonym of exotic… So, is it possible to be familiar with the exotic, or is everything doomed to become the familiar?

If you purchase something because it’s exotic, but it’s doomed to become the familiar, then what is the purpose of purchasing something that cannot retain the reason why you bought it?

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