Will you hear the most beautiful music...

"Honestly, that looks disgusting and I wouldn't pay a nickel for it. It's nearly all fat!"

roxy54-  Just like a speaker/amp setup, not for everyone. But you must experience Wagyu if you ever have the opportunity. It's all about the marbling. A5(the highest) prepared at this level is the magnum opus of steak preparation/presentation. Once something like that hits your taste senses, you understand. 

"I've had A5 Wagyu (though not as obsessively prepared) and it is something else."

Larryi-lucky you. I thought my experience with A3 was a knockout. A 30-45 day, dry aged rib eye ain't a bad substitute!

"Perfect marbling." rocray- That particular piece was indeed "perfect"

Perhaps  the secret handshake "reserve A5" regular A5 for the peasants.

it's 2022, the Earth is on fire, partly for our addiction to meat. This post is really obscene. 

excellent health is way more delicious than even the most high-class beef steak. 

Jeez. Even a piece of steak becomes an occasion for guilt and angst, not to mention judgement.

I'm lucky enough to have not bought red meat for home since I've moved to Alaska, except for my addiction to TX style bbq (beef brisket on the Traeger).  All wild, organic, game here hence its lean nature.  So I almost have the same reaction to all that marble.  But hey, variety is what makes life interesting.  Scotch or bourbon.  Cab or Syrah.  Ford or Chevy.  Jazz or Reggae. Tube or Class D.   It's human nature to positively react to fat, sweet, or salty.  It's not obscene.