> a giant wheel that has the Italian markings

Ah, therein lies the difference. You don't make any mention of taste or texture, just the marketing.

Was that during our prohibition?

> I think it's important to call out that the "capitalism = more stuff" idea is a bit of historical revisionism.

As always with communism, there's the lofty ideals and quotes on what it should be, but then there's the contrasting reality of Continental Europe's run at communism producing way less stuff.

That and all the work they do for AI semiconductors.

Good for safety and smiles though

As opposed to New York where they just take helicopters

Thank you! I don't get how many people are just accepting of them. I do hate the pay-to-play lanes ones, but the ones I faced driving out in Illinois where there's no viable alternative and you have to produce exact change are crazy, should be illegal.

I agree, but will say that having a well-built house in a great area is extremely expensive, especially if you happen to like walkable cities along the southern California coast.

A well built house doesn't have to be big, needs multiple staff on payroll, or come with a pool.

Buying high quality things is a thing, but buying things just because they are high end and flashy is something else.

If I failed to convey what I tried to say in my first comment, let me give another examples.

Personally, I'll pay pretty penny for a bass guitar, if its build quality and features is worth it, not because of hype or it's a signature model of someone else's.

I'll buy a high end computer or a car with all (meaningful) options installed, not because I want to show off but I'll need the features or processing power.

I buy high end audio gear (for listening or recording), not because to brag about it but to use it.

And when I buy these things, I use them until they run out of steam, not until they're out of fashion.

In n Out is my favorite Coke. I think Costco and Chick Fil A are tied despite being pretty different.

It's not a music festival like the ones you listed for starters, and while those are like an all-inclusive resort in that you just show up with money, Burning Man is more like camping in that you take everything there (and back).

Nova Rock is mostly camping on and inhaling dry dirt, camping in and being covered in mud, not going to the toilet for 2-3 days, and eating canned food. But I hear you.

As an Austrian living in the Bay Area and on my fourth burn and having been to Novarock and the Donauinselfest: it is very much not the same. BM is less a music festival than an immersive experience. For self-reliant folks, it is a delight. For others, hell. Try it out, see what it is for yourself.