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Originally Posted by afc wimbledon
I think the culture of unnecessary replacement of perfectly good things actually started in the late 80's really. Since the 70's our whole veiw of what a family needs has become essentailly upper middle class no matter what we earn which is why we now borrow ourselves ito the ground.
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I can agree with this. One thing that illustrates this is how movies typically portray the standard of living of the protagonist. Typically the stories told by Hollywood, even when trying to connect with the common person, are ones that are out the range of 95% of people's incomes. Even when the protagonist is cast in a typical average job they seem to have the trappings and lifestyle of high income earners.