[caymanjim]

No, I almost never look at prices for food. If there were no prices printed on food, it wouldn't change my shopping habits one bit. I do sometimes notice deals that are prominently displayed, like "50% off!" or "2-for-1!" and take advantage of that. If I'm ordering online instead of in-person, the grocery store's UI helpfully points out when there are coupons, and I'll use that. If it's something where I don't care at all what brand I get, I'll buy the store brand knowing that it's cheaper. But I never intentionally look at prices for the purpose of saving money. I don't know what a gallon of milk or a loaf of bread costs.

I know this is "privilege", but it's emphasizing my point, which is that these top AI engineers making 3-10x as much as me certainly aren't worrying about inflation.