Yeah, that's been my observation too. I used to live in NYC and felt that. I empathize. Then I moved to Cambridge, UK, for some time and was surprised at how much dry cleaning would cost; it was quite expensive so I cut down on that.

With respect to labor, I also think robotics needs to consider humans as a variable in the equation, especially if they want to compete on a task that it's easy to substitute. This gets into politics, too, and it's a question worth thinking about. I wonder: as generations change, now that we're going from Baby Boomers to Millennials to Gen Z, how will this impact views and policies?