The thing that aggravates me most about the “experiences, not things” people, is the obvious rejoinder that we buy things in order to “experience” them. And they have the added bonus that you can usually “experience” things over and over again.

Most of us are not Tony Stark, who buys some expensive work of art just to send it off to storage. I might spend extra on a car because it is something I will enjoy driving, vs. just using it as transportation. I might buy nice clothing or shoes because I want to wear them, and be seen wearing them.

This particular guy isn’t buying “experiences”, he’s buying an extended childhood. I suppose that’s an experience of sorts, but it’s hard to have a rich and full life still firmly (and proudly!) strapped to your parents.