We were talking about the clothing mockup using AI: "The very first thing they show this new machine doing is helping people shop for clothes using AI."

Also, Japan is a cheap travel destination right now. Two people can do a 14 day trip easily for $3000 total. That's not nothing but it's also in the realm of many middle class people regardless of where they live.

▲

tayo42 24 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

LAX to Tokyo is 1100 per person. I could do the rest of the trip on 60 dollars a day? That's like Thailand prices maybe.

▲

prmoustache 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Not for a dedicated shopping trip.

	▲	vntok 25 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Or maybe you can buy some stuff while visiting on holidays?

▲

9dev 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

You probably don't even realise how far you are from average Americans, who are currently struggling to pay for their groceries. Shelling out three grand for a two-week vacation is simply unattainable for the vast majority of the population.

▲

parl_match an hour ago | parent | next [-]

> You probably don't even realise how far you are from average Americans

I think this is more you than me. The middle class in America is still strong. Is it weakening and eroding? That is also true.

> Shelling out three grand for a two-week vacation is simply unattainable for the vast majority of the population.

Would you quote me where I said it was the majority, let alone vast?

Well, actually, depending on the data and who you ask, 40-60% of Americans spend $3000 a year on travel. Is 60% the majority? I'm not good at math.

https://www.ngpf.org/blog/question-of-the-day/question-of-th...

https://www.nerdwallet.com/travel/studies/summer-travel-repo...

So really, you may be the one who's disconnected from reality. Not to say that things aren't getting better, I think they're getting worse. Just that you've got a bit of a doomer mindset.

	▲	cwillu 19 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		No, 40-60% plan to travel, and the average amount of that travel is 3000. That is not at all the same thing as “40-60% of americans spend $3000 a year on travel”! The data provided simply isn't sufficient to support the claim.

▲

matwood an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Families pay double that or more for a week at Disney.

	▲	com2kid an hour ago \| parent [-]
		> Families pay double that or more for a week at Disney. Not anymore. Disney now targets high income earners, not the average American.

▲

jimbokun 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

More people travel overseas than ever before. To the extent major tourist destinations are having to take measures to limit the number of tourists coming there.