If you have to ask you can't afford it, as the saying goes. You could ask who can afford a $5,000 purse or a $25,000 piece of jewelry, or a $200,000 car. Lots

If you have to ask you can't afford it, as the saying goes. You could ask who can afford a $5,000 purse or a $25,000 piece of jewelry, or a $200,000 car. Lots of people. 1.3 bn people around the world paid for iPhones, which can cost up to $1,600 retail. LVMH reported record revenues of €79.2 bn last year, selling stuff less objectively useful than a VR headset. I bought an original Macintosh in 1984 and paid $2,500 for it, on my unexceptional programmer salary. I remember people back then asking "Who can afford $2,500 for a cute little computer that can't do anything useful?" I didn't regret buying it.