Let’s admit right away that customs and fashion are definitely a two-way street. Throughout the centuries of human history, the rich and famous often came up with something that “mere mortals” then happily adopted. Even if following these trends turned out to be detrimental to the state of their wallet.
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Being able to afford a house. And even crazier it was usually on only one income.
Food banks. My local food bank put out a news article basically saying that rich people need to stop using the food bank as a “life hack” to lower their grocery bills.
Thrifting
Ebay.It used to be so useful to get all kinds of cheap or unique things. Then more and more big commercial sellers joined the club and eventually ebay itself forgot about what and who made their platform a success in the first place.
“The commercialization of sports began in the second half of the 20th century in Europe and North America, mainly with the development of television, but the main work was, of course, the internet,” says Michael Spivakovsky, asports journalist and YouTube bloggerfrom Ukraine, to whomBored Pandareached out for a comment. “It sounds unbelievable, but when advertising appeared on the jerseys of some soccer teams in Europe in the ’70s, it was seriously dubbed a ‘disgrace’ to the sport. Today, advertising space is even sold on the inside of jerseys."“On the other hand, the gap between ordinary people and professional athletes has now become absolutely incredible. If half a century ago you supported a local team as ‘the next door guys’, today there is a clear gradation: there are amateur sports, semi-professional, like student sports, and on the top of it there are professional leagues, and it’s a completely different level of fitness and financial power.““Some people like it - after all, what, in fact, is the difference between the Super Bowl and, say, the next Marvel blockbuster? Is it the plot denouement - in sports, unlike cinema, it can be unpredictable. Many are upset that the sport has lost its roots, has lost spiritual connection with the common people it all came from. But a trend is a trend - and no one can reverse it,” Michael summarizes.
“The commercialization of sports began in the second half of the 20th century in Europe and North America, mainly with the development of television, but the main work was, of course, the internet,” says Michael Spivakovsky, asports journalist and YouTube bloggerfrom Ukraine, to whomBored Pandareached out for a comment. “It sounds unbelievable, but when advertising appeared on the jerseys of some soccer teams in Europe in the ’70s, it was seriously dubbed a ‘disgrace’ to the sport. Today, advertising space is even sold on the inside of jerseys.”
“On the other hand, the gap between ordinary people and professional athletes has now become absolutely incredible. If half a century ago you supported a local team as ‘the next door guys’, today there is a clear gradation: there are amateur sports, semi-professional, like student sports, and on the top of it there are professional leagues, and it’s a completely different level of fitness and financial power.”
“Some people like it - after all, what, in fact, is the difference between the Super Bowl and, say, the next Marvel blockbuster? Is it the plot denouement - in sports, unlike cinema, it can be unpredictable. Many are upset that the sport has lost its roots, has lost spiritual connection with the common people it all came from. But a trend is a trend - and no one can reverse it,” Michael summarizes.
Going to the farmers market
Many ethnic foods in the US. The really tasty stuff might be dirt-cheap and off the beaten path until the yuppies and hipsters get wind of it, then it’s found in every strip mall at an inferior quality for $30 a plate.
Concerts and festivals
Buying a “fixer upper” home and spending weekends working on it. I was really looking forward to that.
Van life and tiny house living
Pickup trucks. They used to be much cheaper.
Living in warehouses in the industrial, rundown side of town.
Carhartt. Blue collar workers needed the durability, then celebrities wore “fashionably” and drove up the price
Lobster was originally food feed to prisoners
Eating salmon. Fish used to be poor man’s food. Now you pay absurd amounts for the tiniest piece.
Fajitas. I remember being able to get skirt steak really cheap and sometimes for free.
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Camping.Many private campgrounds require you to tell them the age of your RV. If it’s older they’ll refuse your reservation.
Blue-collar residential neighborhoods in the city
Florida beaches. It used to be a cheap thing to do with the family. Mom and pop hotels and local diners. Now it is $300/hotels with $5 coffee. Parking is expensive and there is little beach access. Kinda sucks to see it happen.
Unrestricted landEverything gets an HOA now, and they try to force you into their jurisdiction.My family fought an HOA targeting my grandmother’s house. She had lived there for 10 years before the HOA was even an idea, or the new area with big houses was cleared for construction before that.We ended up having Rock in her houses, skirting, and rock in under her deck due to not having the money to fight an HOA she never signed on to.If an HOA comes out where I live (which might happen in the next 15 years), I will fight them tooth and nail for spite alone.
Champion brand clothes. I had a lot when I was a kid because it was the cheapest possible and now all that s**t is considered “vintage”
Life. “poor” people I knew were always happy with the simple pleasures. Now even this simple pleasures are almost impossible to afford unless they’re necessary and your break your back to pay for them so you almost resent them. Rich people are literally ruining life.
Living in arty neighborhoods
Cheap authentic Mexican tacos.
McDonald’s. It was originally a place for a quick eat because it was cheap, but now it’s just mid food for high prices.
Off cuts of meat.
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Wings!They used to be a reasonably priced appetizer and now it’s almost the price of an entree.
Montana
Going to NfL games and concerts. Tickets have been priced out of my budget for a few years now.
Nature.
Brisket burnt ends. BBQ joints used to toss them or give them away for free.
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