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Originally Posted by Geralt
"On the other hand, here is a device that is so expensive that only a select few can afford it."
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Also, what did the first Kindle cost? $400 or something?
If that is a price only "a select few can afford", then the western world has sunken very low in the last 30 years or so. Of course, there will always be people who won't be able to afford a device if it is not free, but $400 is hardly a back-breaking amount of money for a normal working person. Even a person working for minimum wage, who doesn't do any weird things can eventually afford this if he really wants, after a few months of saving.
(Note: I'm talking about the Netherlands here.)
I know people who easily spend $100 on a night out, four times a month (every weekend), and then complain that this or that is 'expensive'....
As said, for many people, it's just a matter of prioritizing.