In Bay Area, six-figure salaries are “low income”

Re:In Bay Area, six-figure salaries are “low income” by douche on Tuesday April 25, 2017 @12:56PM (#14195503)

> Televisions were prohibitively priced as to make one even a stretch.

It's just astounding how cheap televisions have become. A 32" flatscreen is like $150, and weighs ten pounds.

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Re:In Bay Area, six-figure salaries are “low income” by itomato on Tuesday April 25, 2017 @02:19PM (#14196495)

Whereas content is $100/month when it used to be $0.

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Re:In Bay Area, six-figure salaries are “low income” by throwa38282 on Tuesday April 25, 2017 @02:36PM (#14196667)

Broadcast TV is still free. Movies always cost a fair amount of money.

An internet connection with youtube is $30 which is WAY more variety than "back then".

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Re:In Bay Area, six-figure salaries are “low income” by itomato on Tuesday April 25, 2017 @03:09PM (#14196988)

Mmm. Yeah, I get loads of value from Univision and Home Shopping Channels like HSN, QVC and the others.

Can't forget Qubo and Me.tv. Good times, for sure.

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Re:In Bay Area, six-figure salaries are “low income” by throwa38282 on Tuesday April 25, 2017 @04:02PM (#14197452)

CBS, NBC, ABC, FOX, PBS

Also, I'm suspecting you're not a Spanish speaker, so I guess it's okay to discount a channel that over 10% of the US has utility for.

Cable TV is a relatively recent invention, has quickly declining subscription rates, and has always been billed as premium.

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