I mean, I'd love to have a private jet - I know people who fly by private jet all the time... I've hitched a ride a few times and it is not overrated at all; it's a great way to travel!
There is something akin to freedom in having a lover who has no control over you, except that which he gains by kindness and attachment.
A telescope will magnify a star a thousand times, but a good press agent can do even better.