four pieces of tortellini. I recently saw supermarket strawberries listed for $15. The other day I was shopping for a trash can and discovered that a distressing percentage of them cost more than $100.
And even outside the confines of New York, my sense of what constitutes a normal price seems to melt away: replacement charging cables, drugstore skincare, streaming subscriptions, concert tickets, luggage, any piece of furniture. I encounter perfectly ordinary ...