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Re:A Woman Who Recorded 70k Tapes of American News by nmstoker on Sunday November 17, 2019 @04:19PM (#21560111)
Something of a side point, but I'm curious about how expensive this was for her to do.

In the 80s / 90s wouldn't a blank 3hr video be something like $5 or so (I'm guessing, as I recollect it was about £5 or so, and am expecting they'd be cheaper in the US as most things seemed to be then)

Given that 70k hrs would be around 23k 3hr cassettes, that would work out at maybe $115k. Seems a lot for an ex-Communist organiser to have ready to spend on a project like this (much as it has plenty of merit).

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Re:A Woman Who Recorded 70k Tapes of American News by xeromal on Sunday November 17, 2019 @04:32PM (#21560178)
It's not a high upfront cost though. Most people are decent at shelling out 5-15$ a week.
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Re:A Woman Who Recorded 70k Tapes of American News by tomlogic on Sunday November 17, 2019 @09:42PM (#21561509)
Check your math. It was 70,000 tapes over 30 years. At $5/tape that would be $11,666/year or just under $1000/month.

The movie trailer mentioned the multiple homes she owned, so she definitely had money. Being a Communist organizer shouldn't imply that someone lacks resources.

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