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Originally Posted by DownhillGoat
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.
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.
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actually most of what you have listed is the start of our subscription culture, pagers and cable were the gateway drugs, they were pretty cheap and the price was stable, just to get you used to it but I grew up with no phone or pager and no cable, 3 channels was what we poor old saps had to watch, but it was free