Fun fact: this "shower thought" came to me while drinking some tea from a mug with a slight imperfection on the edge. It's a mass produced mug but made to look less perfect, like it's handmade.
A work of art like Michelangelo's David or a Japanese katana sword are priceless because of the time spent on them and perfection of the craftsmanship. They are handmade and perfect in execution.
But for a mass produced item like a coin or a postal stamp (items that we expect to be identical) a slight imperfection resulted from the manufacturing process can increase the value of the said item .
mihvtxx OP t1_j2etkik wrote
Reply to comment by GlassPanther in We look for perfection in handcrafted items and for imperfections in mass produced goods. by mihvtxx
This seems like a beautiful story.