Re:Flash Game Simulates Living on $9/hr.
by gnaritas on Tuesday October 04, 2011 @05:39PM
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> and I still smoke at most 2 packs per month
That's atypical, the typical smoker smokes between a half pack and a pack a day. I'd even say you're not really a smoker, you just dabble in smoking.
Re:Flash Game Simulates Living on $9/hr.
by JonnieCache on Tuesday October 04, 2011 @02:20PM
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>That's a lot of smoking.
A pack of 20 in the UK costs about £6, which is about $9.
It's going up in the next budget.
I've been a smoker for 9 years now, and I still smoke at most 2 packs per month. I buy the most expensive cigarettes that are still mass-market, and still I only pay ~$20 per month for my habit.
If I were poor, I'd have to look more closely at that $20, but for anyone in the middle class $20 is the price of a good meal if that.
With the game, I found myself questioning a lot of the priors such as---why when I'm living <5 miles away from work, do I lose my job the moment I don't have a car? Can't I walk?
Why do I even have a car in the first place? Also, why do I have a mobile phone on monthly contract? Was pre-paid not available in my area?
It's just a game but it seems pretty unfair even for small choices.