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Originally Posted by afc wimbledon
outside of real estate your wholly wrong, prices have been stable for decades
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Source? The percentage of my paycheck that goes towards food, transportation, utilities, etc. is certainly higher than it used to be. Pointing to throw-away consumer electronics getting cheaper isn't exactly compelling. Also, the "living like kings compared to our parents" argument is a bit trite. I should hope so. My parents lived like kings compared to theirs because of things like indoor plumbing and in-home hearing. I should hope quality of increases as technology progresses.
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Originally Posted by afc wimbledon
Of course what we also do is waste vast sums of money on things we would never have bothered with 20 years ago like Netflix or Spotify but that's a choice
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Or more accurately, the things we "waste" our money on monthly has changed with technology.
Last time I checked I spent $0 a month on cable, a landline, a pager, CDs, movie rentals, VHS tapes, 8-tracks, phonograph needles, weekly deliveries of ice for my ice box, or whale fat to keep my lamps lit at night.