I was thinking about work boots—something you’d wear daily all year long, like I imagine Vimes’ boots would be. When I read about construction worker boots, they typically say the boots last 6 months to a few years tops. But it does still sound like upgrading from $20 to $200 boots turned out to save money. The point still stands though that Vimes’ belief that he both can’t afford the more expensive boots, and that it’s this that’s the main cause of socioeconomic unfairness, is probably wrong.
I was thinking about work boots—something you’d wear daily all year long, like I imagine Vimes’ boots would be. When I read about construction worker boots, they typically say the boots last 6 months to a few years tops. But it does still sound like upgrading from $20 to $200 boots turned out to save money. The point still stands though that Vimes’ belief that he both can’t afford the more expensive boots, and that it’s this that’s the main cause of socioeconomic unfairness, is probably wrong.