Wow. I'd really appreciate it if you didn't condescend me by trying to explain my own wealth percentile, as if I'm completely oblivious to being showered in money (as you're implying), when I've simply made a remark about the average price of an item of clothing. That was quite an insulting comment to get through, and I hope you realize that even if you didn't intend it.
I'd also challenge your assertion that the majority of the HN audience is elite, as that's a bit of projection, but that's not a fight I'm prepared to get pulled into right now.
I've spent my entire life at just about every notch on the wealth spectrum short of having seven figures in the bank (and I came from stretching $10 for a family of three over two weeks), and I would consider myself upper middle class at this very moment, yet one constant for me has been the price for an average article of clothing even if the purchaser had to save up for it.
I'd also challenge your assertion that the majority of the HN audience is elite, as that's a bit of projection, but that's not a fight I'm prepared to get pulled into right now.
I've spent my entire life at just about every notch on the wealth spectrum short of having seven figures in the bank (and I came from stretching $10 for a family of three over two weeks), and I would consider myself upper middle class at this very moment, yet one constant for me has been the price for an average article of clothing even if the purchaser had to save up for it.