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I have wealthy friends who:

- can't enjoy a meal if it is "overpriced"

- must get 30% discount at the grocery store

- will buy an inexpensive electronics with all kinds of spyware/crap/ads/interruptions even though they could afford 10% more for stuff that won't behave that way

- driving used cars guzzling gas even though a newer efficient car or ev would pay for itself in fuel (or safety)

I think people are in this inverse boil-the-frog situation where things are getting more comfortable, but they don't notice.