An interesting thing I remember reading about Japan was that post war it rapidly industrialised with massive success in a very short amount of time. Something which brought great pain and poor conditions to many countries that tried to do the same.
As an anecdotal example the cost of a pint of beer in London can be 3 to 4 times as expensive as what I'm used to in the South West. For other basic necessities I agree with you however.
While it doesn't benefit you in the long term and you run risk of being blames as others have said. Try contacting the government considering they seem to utilize their services. I think they're much more likely to take it seriously.
Ever since I got a job I haven't had time for it. It really is a full time job to play, I noticed a lot of people who would play from work with cushy IT jobs.
I cut down to a single coffee in the morning followed by decaff for the rest of the day. I also found a lot of success with herbal/fruit teas. For me it's just about having a hot drink at this point.
Just an idea. How about creating a social media "Brand" presence? Show off the fashion with it being unavailable. Get feedback, gauge who your audience is and put it in peoples minds.
You can see how viable it is and gather feedback before committing to anything too big. Maybe offer social media models samples in exchange for advertising?
The problem isn't people not admitting ignorance online. The problem is that the internet might be the cause of people not admitting ignorance in real life.