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Re:Are Modern Bicycles the End of DIY Maintenance? by midoridensha on Tuesday November 08, 2022 @01:39AM (#33516501)
That problem is only in your head, and it sounds like someone complaining that iPhones and Ferraris are too expensive.

I recently bought a perfectly nice hybrid bike (with disc brakes too) for less than USD$1000.

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Re:Are Modern Bicycles the End of DIY Maintenance? by osigurdson on Tuesday November 08, 2022 @09:00AM (#33518986)
Ownership rates of iPhones are very different from Ferarris. I'm sure there is a logical fallacy in this argument somewhere.
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Re:Are Modern Bicycles the End of DIY Maintenance? by midoridensha on Tuesday November 08, 2022 @08:31PM (#33526606)
They're both luxury brands.
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Re:Are Modern Bicycles the End of DIY Maintenance? by osigurdson on Wednesday November 09, 2022 @12:18AM (#33527755)
I’m mostly interested in quantitative metrics. The term “luxury” is very subjective. Perhaps some bubblegum brands could be considered luxury.

2.2B iPhones have been manufactured since 2007 while there are 65K Ferraris. That is one Ferrari for every 33K iPhones.

That is significant enough to not group them together to make a point in an argument.

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