Comment by parl_match
17 hours ago
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.
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.
I'm seeing LAX to NRT direct for <$900
Granted, I was thinking of my home airport, SFO. The tickets from there are <$800 a person round trip
Not for a dedicated shopping trip.
Or maybe you can buy some stuff while visiting on holidays?
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.
> 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.
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.
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I dug some numbers out on this: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48116241
$2000/year on average seems a good estimate, and $3000/year is something that could be possible.
This is higher than I expected.
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.
Families pay double that or more for a week at Disney.
> Families pay double that or more for a week at Disney.
Not anymore. Disney now targets high income earners, not the average American.