I have been friends for almost 30 years with this group of guys from high school. We're all in our early 40s now. A great many of them have worked for a very, very famous tech company in the past (which I cannot name).

One dude, (who - incidentally- was born with a silver spoon in his mouth), is doing extremely well financially. His custom-built home resembles a high end office building. It's absolutely huge. He lives there with his beautiful young wife, domestic staff, and their dog.

There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that he's an intelligent and hard working man. However, he does not seem to understand that most of us don't live the way that he does.

He was recently complaining that he didn't understand why more of his staff had not personally purchased the Apple Vision Pro, which he believes would increase productivity among his staff. I checked the price on it. It's at least $3499.

I gently suggested to him that this device is not something that everyone can afford.

He then retorted that most of his employees should be able to afford the Apple Vision Pro because his staff members pay $350/month for a train ticket to commute into (a major American city).

Perhaps he is right and his employees could shell out their personal money for the Apple Vision pro. But why should they have to? What if the train ticket is the biggest strain on their budget(s)?