So you are saying that if the bicycle had never been invented you would have starved to death by now? Listen, I understand that your bike may be very important to you and that you may have built your life around it. You are getting a vast amount of utility out of it. This does not surprise me, you are a human being and in possession of the most awesome animal brain ever seen on this planet. But if you had no bike, if they did not exist, you would find another way, that brain is that good. I'm not living the lifestyle of the rich and famous here. I know full well that there are people making vastly less than I do and there are people who make vastly more than I do. I'm an engineer, I can't complain, but I did get to where I am by a lot of personal effort and devotion to duty. And my success contributes significantly to the success of everyone who works for my company, just as theirs contributes to mine. A $4000 bike is not something I would buy with pocket change, it would be a major purchase for me. There are people in this world who spend $4000 a night for a hotel room or for an afternoon of golf. I am not one of those people. I don't begrudge them their success either, nor am I saying that you do. I truly wish that everyone could be as successful as I am, or better yet as they are. In a perfect world it would be so. I do not believe that any individual human being is intrinsically superior to another.

Ken