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> why do i pay extra for a $400 bottle of wine? Because you can afford a $400 bottle of wine. It’s a wealth-based sliding scale.
by kennywinker 8y ago
> why do i pay extra for a $400 bottle of wine?
Because you can afford a $400 bottle of wine. It’s a wealth-based sliding scale.
- parthdesai 8y agoYou are doing exactly same amount of work. It already is ridiculous to pay $20 to unscrew a cork and you are saying i should be paying $80 for a person to unscrew a cork just because the bottle itself costs more?
- fermienrico 8y agoI like the spirit of what you're saying but your tone is not acceptable by HN standards.
- parthdesai 8y agofair, edited the comment.
- defaultprimate 8y agoImagine telling this to a developer with 10 years of experience versus one with 1 year of experience that you've contracted to do the same job. It's no different. There's so much more to the story of the server than "the same amount of work". Most servers that work in a place selling $400 bottles of wine have a lot more knowledge, service quality, expertise, etc. than you'd find elsewhere. If you don't want to participate in the culture, don't go to places you would be upset doing so.
- fermienrico 8y agoAffordability is not the issue. Just because I can afford to pay all kinds of things does not make the justification for charging it. They're separate matters.