this post was submitted on 15 Jun 2024
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[–] [email protected] 33 points 3 months ago (2 children)

TLDR: He doesn't like it and says it tastes exactly like any other $3 cup, lol

[–] [email protected] 20 points 3 months ago

My takeaway wasn't that he didn't like it, he did. Just not worth the absurd price unless you want to literally pay for the privilege.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)

That's not what he said at all.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Yeah that's a very editorialized version and I hate that it's the top comment.

Obviously the coffee isn't going to be 100x better or more unique than a normal espresso. The point of the video was not to "discover" this, and if that's all you got out of it, you missed the point.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 3 months ago

That's way too much. I'll make you one for just $330.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It's a product for rich people who want to tell a story.
If your yearly income is $10,000,000, a $335 cup of coffee costs as much to you as a $1.69 cup costs to someone with average income.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I don't think he makes 10 mil/year

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago

No, but in his case, the video about it makes more than $335.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Just because someone is charging that price does not mean that’s how valuable the product is.

People are fucking stupid and will buy anything to make themselves feel rich and special. 🙄

[–] [email protected] 48 points 3 months ago (1 children)

That's exactly the point of the video

[–] [email protected] 29 points 3 months ago

Haha yes. I also love how polite Hoffman conveys the message that this is fucking dumb.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 months ago (1 children)

As someone who has tried very expensive yet very bad tasting kopi luwak, I feel comfortable saying this is also a load of shit.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

kopi luwak is literally from shit though, and no serious coffee connoisseur considers it to be good.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago

He probably made a lot more than that on the video. Plus he basically told the world it’s not worth it. Kind of a bad deal overall for the sellers. No wonder they didn’t want him filming inside the cafe!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

$335 espresso machine?