An Audiophile is Anyone Who Loves Audio Regardless of Monetary Status. Agree?

One can acquire good sound at many price points. Thus, changing gear, upgrading, etc.  All the hallmarks of an audiophile, can occur at many different financial levels.

As one moves through life, a successful professional often moves through new tax brackets.  Does that change their appreciation of music/gear, I think not.

It just changes their options.  Same is true for cars, homes, etc.  Level of wealth is a red herring as it is not an indicator of interest in audio, although it influences choices available to you.

"All the hallmarks of an audiophile, can occur at many different financial levels."

And none of those levels are available to many lower middle class earners and virtually no lower class earners.

It is almost painful watching some of you guys mentally trying to make hi-fi a hobby for the masses. There seem to be two tacks: 1) Being an audiophile is just a state of mind or 2) Being an audiophile is affordable and available to everyone.

Neither of these are remotely true.

No matter how much we wish they were.

‘Music Lover’ is not a synonym of ‘Audiophile’.

And in its very founding, America is all about ‘less privilege’ and minimizing the prevalence privileged classes (i.e. Kings, Queens, Lords).America has forgotten to be critical of the wealthy,

It seems that America also forgot that you can be a music lover or audiophile elsewhere.

"...the children of the very wealthy. They end up as not very healthy or productive citizens right? If you can do anything, afford anything, you do not learn to make good decisions. Period."

What gung-ho motivational speaker’s book was this copied from?

"...the children of the very wealthy. They end up as not very healthy or productive citizens right? If you can do anything, afford anything, you do not learn to make good decisions. Period."

Clearly they're all lazy good for nothing......
for example....

https://bestlifeonline.com/celebrities-who-were-born-wealthy/