More general comments. Not directed at any one person. I never get the eye rolling of where people spend their money within a particular hobby by people within the hobby. "Spend $100 on an event at Gencon? Pfft.. Hey, check this out, I spent $2000 at the auction hall for this half eaten Gary Gygax twinkie that he signed".
Definitely not unique to gaming, I do a bunch of different hobbies and see this across the board. The psychology of it all is just bizarre to me. I guess people just have this necessity to believe their choices are superior to someone else.
Having said that, I didn't realize that there were some events that were that much at Gencon. If you can run an event and get that much for it, good for you.
Just for interest's sake I did an accounting on tickets sold a week or so after events went down and the Shadowrun room wasn't close to selling out like I was used to it being. Then I calculated the money at $20 for partial tickets sales they have done and it was way ahead of a potential sellout at $8 an event. Looks like they are going to come out ahead and the new price is likely here to stay. I am wondering if more events are going to start going that way for future Gencons.
I also wouldn't say I feel my decisions are superior to someone else's when I say I don't get doing something. It is just the cost/benefit analysis doesn't add up for me but someone else maybe values something more than I do.
On my example of not getting the food trucks is in 2018 I got a 3 taco and drink dinner from a truck. Had no where to sit, no refills on the drink, no AC. The next day I ate at a restaurant for lunch, got 3 tacos and a drink. Was seated when I arrived at a table with AC and got refills on the drink. The price was basically the same, less than $0.50 difference (the tip for the waitress was more than I dropped in the Truck's tip jar though).
The Cost/Benefit analysis bottomed out on the food trucks as I considered this. But this is just me. The Lines at the food trucks speak for why they are a thing. I (personally) simply don't consider them an option anymore.
