Folks can justify as much as they would like, but if you want a small machine there are better cheaper, if you want a quality machine, there are better cheaper, if you want a cool machine, there are better cheaper.
But Featherweights give recognizable bragging rights...
I am reminded of a line in the movie "Cool Running" (Jamaican bobsled team movie) "Gold medals are great, but if you are not enough without one, you certainly won't be enough with one"