tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146512.post111739240744061016..comments2024-03-12T22:31:46.500-04:00Comments on What Would Phoebe Do?: The return of the $800 haircutPhoebe Maltz Bovyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17996039330841139883noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146512.post-1117404751637961062005-05-29T18:12:00.000-04:002005-05-29T18:12:00.000-04:00In Defense of Masa$600 jeans and $800 haircuts are...<B>In Defense of Masa</B><BR/><BR/>$600 jeans and $800 haircuts are silly because even if you have an unlimited amount of money, assuming you have any taste beyond pure money/status lust, you still don't end up paying that much for those things.<BR/><BR/>But Masa is different. If money is not an issue, you'd be silly <B>not</B> to eat there twice a month.<BR/><BR/>Just because many rich people have atrocious taste doesn't mean there aren't some fine things that cost money.<BR/><BR/><B>And On the Real Topic</B><BR/><BR/><I>"Yes, the $800 haircut exists, but no, it's not a sign of anything in particular in terms of class in America today."</I><BR/><BR/>In a very real way, it is a significant and obvious sign of something. The ranks of the very wealthy have <B>exploded</B> in the past 10 years. This ripples throughout the culture, especially in the cosmopolitan cities.<BR/><BR/>(Of course, since you live out in the provinces, it's not surprising that you don't quite see it.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com