I think some cables are just a little too expensive.

You goez to work,you savez your moneyz, and you buyz stuff. Welocome to the real world. I can’t afford Uber expensive items,and never will. But by God,I will not begrudge someone  that can. That my friends is the US of A. Everyone does not get a participation award. 

After 40 years in this hobby, I have bought and retired probably 50 pairs of speaker cables. I think most of us have the "used cable" box or drawer. I will say that there is some logic to the phrase "pay once and cry once". As long as the "pay once" cables are indeed a ’final solution’ or the absolute best for your speakers and system, and if you achieve musical satisfaction, where you can say "there may be better out there, but in the here and no - I'm good". There is definite value to no longer wondering or being somehow dissatisfied with the sound of your system. Quality, technologically advanced high end cables ARE ’too expensive’; but they represent not just material cost(s), but time, designer’s experience, and technology implementation. How much is your time and ultimately satisfaction worth? Personally, if they are the perfect fit for my amp and speakers, speaker cables for example are worth one-two weeks salary. A month’s? Probably not so much. But, it’s going to be different for everyone.

are you saying Transparent is lying about the network being Carbon Fiber?

No, I'm saying "That's about $6 worth of laminate print over ABS to emulate carbon fiber."   You know ... like the CF laminate parts you can buy for automotive trim for $20 to make things look expensive.

The network is made of carbon fiber. Go look at one in person and try to peel the laminate off? LOL...
You have obviously never seen one in person.