My point is that a developer is spending (give or take) $4K extra for utility they don't need (my argument being that $2K should get a dev all the monitor they'

My point is that a developer is spending (give or take) $4K extra for utility they don't need (my argument being that $2K should get a dev all the monitor they'll ever need). A well-paid developer can afford to do that once in a while, but they have to be choosy, maybe spend that $4k of extra utility you don't need toward upgrading the BMW to the "M" version you'll never put to full use on public streets. Buy that Colnago bicycle you'll never be in good enough shape to put to full potential. But blow $6K on a monitor when $2K will do? Nah, you need a multi-million dollar exit for that kind of diamond-crusted iPhone silliness. The rest of us wage-slave devs making only $250K/year make do with 5K monitors that are more than good enough.