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Re:Wage Stagnation by dsfyu404ed on Tuesday February 26, 2019 @11:27AM (#19255637)
>Is that true though? Artisanal, craft, handmade, premium, bespoke, etc. of every kind of bullshit is booming.

Only in markets where there's a high enough density of rich people with nothing better to spend their money on. Businesses selling hand crafted bagels don't exist outside areas where there's a lot of people willing to spend their discretionary income on craft bagels.

Re:Wage Stagnation by JoeAltmaier on Tuesday February 26, 2019 @11:29AM (#19255664)
Well, the internet helps with this. But granted, you're not going to sell artisanal sandwiches over the internet.

And folks willing to spend $40 on specially roasted and ground coffee are far, far fewer than folks spending $2 for the grocery store brand.