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In response to "I just read about the restaurant Masa in the city and it's $1300 for two for dinner or lunch. " by Krusty

Rich people spend money.... not much different than getting a private jet over flying coach or even first class. Why is spending extra on dinner

Posted by James Bond (aka Igor) (aka Igor) Feb 1 '16, 17:11

different?

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$1300 for two people to eat is obscene. -- nm - ty97 Feb 1, 17:13 8
- It is. But super rich people do tons of obscene things, so why is this different. No different then dropping thousands at a strip club. Those stories - James Bond (aka Igor) Feb 1, 17:15 4
  - Just curious why this got people all wild as opposed to countless other daily stories of obscene spending. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Feb 1, 17:17 1
    - Probably because people pay for food every day and have difficulty seeing that price as anything *but* extravagant. - TWuG Feb 1, 17:20
  - right, and they're wasteful assholes then too -- nm* - mr. plow Feb 1, 17:17 1
    - Nothing like conspicuous consumption to drive class warfare. -- nm - TWuG Feb 1, 17:18
- Exactly. -- nm - Krusty Feb 1, 17:13
- but what if i really want it? -- nm - Beaker Feb 1, 17:13
- Word. -- nm - Loyola Feb 1, 17:13

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