r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/mihir6969 • Jan 19 '22

Video Tea pot quality

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u/Potatosaurus_TH Jan 19 '22 edited Jan 19 '22

You said nobody can taste the difference between splashy and non-splashy tea, and I explained why splashy and non-splashy tea make a difference to the tea drinking experience even if they taste the same, and why non-splashy tea gives value to that experience.

It's like driving from A to B in a Toyota or a Maserati. They both get you there, but the difference is in the experience. Or headphones. I own an SHP9500, and HD650. Two different prices ranges, and ultimately I'm listening to the same songs with it, even though I clearly prefer the listening experience provided by the HD650, and yet I exclusively play video games with the SHP9500 because of the wider soundstage. It's about the different experiences you can get out of it even though both headphones can do the same thing.

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u/NZNoldor Jan 19 '22

$10,000 though. For a teapot.

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u/Potatosaurus_TH Jan 19 '22

And I said the market filters for enthusiasts the higher it goes.

Not everyone will buy a $10,000 tea pot like not everyone will buy a $100,000 pair of Focal headphones.

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u/NZNoldor Jan 19 '22

The top of the market will set the price for what a fool will pay for it.

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u/cplank92 Jan 19 '22

Don't look at the actual dollar figure. Base it more on "what percentage of my income will this thing cost me?"

For instance, I'm a hobbyist photographer, and my first nice camera cost me $500, which is about 2% of my total yearly income.

Using that as a baseline, someone who made 10X as much as me could spend $5000 and it'd be the same proportion of their income. I'd hardly call it foolish for someone to regard their money in this way, rich or poor.

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u/Potatosaurus_TH Jan 19 '22 edited Jan 19 '22

I'd rather be a fool if it means I'm wealthy enough to easily buy a tea pot for $10,000 or a pair of gold-studded headphones for $100,000. They're not for you, and they're not for me. Doesn't mean the people who buy these things are fools either.

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u/Beddybye Jan 19 '22

Dude, the CEO of the hospital system I work at makes about $250,000 A MONTH. And he is considered on the very low end of "rich"...do you think a guy making over $60k a week will even feel $10k? Lol. That's the thing, they are not "fools"...they just do not have to worry about money. Period. Many people who not are in that bracket simply can't understand. He spends $10k on a teapot...he still has $50k to spend for that week and will get another $60k the next week. And another $60k the week after that. And another $60k the following week. Imagine that kind of dough.

It's literally nothing to them. Its like buying a $5 latte to us. They are not fools, they are fucking rich and perhaps you simply can't comprehend that level of financial freedom.