It was reference to luxury shops stocking items without a price: “if you have to ask, then you can’t afford it.” Most likely what they meant is that this is a

It was reference to luxury shops stocking items without a price: “if you have to ask, then you can’t afford it.” Most likely what they meant is that this is a development that only has “daily life” implications for those who work in theoretical physics as their day job. Hence: if you have to ask, then this has no “daily life” implication for you.