Re:The stuff we need is getting more expensive, other stuff ...
by AnimalMuppet on Friday August 19, 2016 @02:46PM
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Ten times more expensive over 30 years? What was inflation over those 30 years? Was it a factor of 10?
Even if not... how were the airbags in a VW 30 years ago? Oh, it didn't have them? You're literally not buying the same thing, even if it serves the same function.
The statement from the mid-to-late 1980s was that the computer you want always costs $2000. That quit being true from about 2000 to about 2010. But if you don't need high-end graphics (by current standards), you can buy a quite nice computer for $700.
Even if not... how were the airbags in a VW 30 years ago? Oh, it didn't have them? You're literally not buying the same thing, even if it serves the same function.
The statement from the mid-to-late 1980s was that the computer you want always costs $2000. That quit being true from about 2000 to about 2010. But if you don't need high-end graphics (by current standards), you can buy a quite nice computer for $700.