Yes, that's an absolutely deranged opinion. Most tech jobs can be done on a $500 laptop. You realise some people don't even make your computer budget in net income every year, right?
That’s exactly my point. Underspending on your tools is a misallocation of resources.
The goal is the right tool for the job, not the best tool you can afford.
It’s less than $8-10k/year when all is said and done.
I pay more for my car+insurance.
My insurance is the vast majority of that $800, fwiw.
It's okay to like spending money on nice things, it's your money and you get to decide what matters to you. What you're getting hate for here is claiming it's justified in some way.