We can do a lot better, the bar for food is quite low. Ie, many people can double or triple their bread spending to have this kind of bread and still be comfor

We can do a lot better, the bar for food is quite low. Ie, many people can double or triple their bread spending to have this kind of bread and still be comfortable. The world grows richer every year, and spending extra money on quality is a great use of extra wealth. As for the guardian in particular, I think this is what you're seeing: https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2019/09/identity-fusion-trump-allegiance/598699/ https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2019/09/identity-... I think they're very good at this kind of stuff - writing that compliments and affirms their readership's view of themselves. Whether that makes any sense or has much relationship with reality is besides the point.