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Opera is a weird thing and just a status symbol? You deserve to pay $30 for your coffee! But maybe it's the cultural divide between <fill in yourself>

• lmm 13y ago
  If you've grown up with opera it probably fits into your culture. But if you're now much wealthier than your background (as is the case for many tech folk), better to spend that money on high-quality versions of what you like than try to ape the tastes of people as wealthy as you.
  • ItendToDisagree 13y ago
    You seem to be implying that "poor people" can't enjoy Opera or by extension 'classical' music? I don't think the author was meaning to make the comparison to highlight wealth rather than something that may benefit you beyond "I ate some expensive toasted bread".
  • sanoli 13y ago
    What if it doesn't fit into your culture? So everyone who wasn't aristocracy when growing up can't truly enjoy opera or classical music? They're justing aping the taste of the rich? Opera is, comparatively, much more different than pop music than, say, comparing a cheap $1 toast from a $4 one.
  • HeyLaughingBoy 13y ago
    ...or you could try to expand your horizons by trying things that you previously couldn't afford. And maybe, just maybe, you'd find that you liked some of them.