a dislike of bargaining and illegible prices indicates a high class mentality (even if one has no money) it exposes a lack of understanding of "true" price that takes into account reality (thus a resentment at having to consider the price of anything at all)
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similarly, 90% of a michelin star restaurant clientele would run away in fear from a food truck vs michelin dish blind test b/c of threat of being exposed all that money & still on a leashhttps://twitter.com/a_yawning_cat/status/1405234034599337988 …
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it exposes their biggest shame. one that if hidden as a number would almost seem like a strength: "i have 100,000 excess calories so i'm very fit" https://old.reddit.com/r/AskUK/comments/nwl9r2/obesity_what_do_you_think_can_be_done_to_help/h1b9s03/#:~:text=just%20for%20a%20moment%2C%20imagine%20everyone%20knew%20your%20biggest%2C%20most%20personal%20weaknesses%2C%20your%20deepest%20shames%2C%20all%20the%20time%2C%20no%20matter%20what.%20you%20have%20to%20wear%20it%20as%20a%20massive%20badge%20that%20nobody%20could%20miss ….
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the middle class in america is an interesting pseudo high class that doesn't aspire to price blindness, but *does* aspire for a certain scripted lifestyle and desires it regardless of price. it's still an "i deserve blah blah blah" but a more bounded blah blah blah
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a mismatch between actual assets and mentality creates a sense a guilt at having not enough money a strange resentment towards both the rich who have what they want and the poors that one strives to step away from yet are stuck with
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