You can even do this with certain consumer goods. A poor tax is paying 20% interest for a 2009 Chevy Malibu that needs $400 in parts routinely versus a 2020s Honda Accord. We don't need to do this with shoes.
This is sort of an interesting tweet, because for Boots Theory to work, financially, the $300 boots need to SPECIFICALLY last twice as long as the $150 boots, or three times as long as the $100 boots. You can't just vibe it out - the actual numbers matter. Maybe that's why people get so stuck!