Yes, this is an absolutely relevant topic. This is not a myth, this is reality. The thing is that when I improved my economic situation, I also noticed that many different needs appeared that were absolutely not inherent to me before. For example, I bought myself high-quality headphones. And now they imagine how I used to walk around with cheap wired ones.
And the Internet is full of jokes about how it is a very expensive undertaking to develop your inner taste.