The decor here is great, the location here is great, and the kind of people who can afford to spend here are great too.
Bars in the Bay Area have never lacked visits from rich folks. For rich people, if burning money can pull them out of their tacky daily life for a bit of fun, they don't mind throwing cash around by the handful.
And that's exactly the question people at the bottom always run into—
Why would the rich rather blow their money than give a little to the poor?
If he gives you charity, what can you bring him in return?
Suck his dick, or make him feel happy?
No, you can't do shit. Your one "thank you" can't even make his mood ripple a little, let alone make him feel good.
But when they splurge here—cigarettes, booze, sex—that's what lets them unleash their desires and get that simple, primal, clear-cut kind of pleasure.
