• JcbAzPx@lemmy.world
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    11 hours ago

    They’re priced for all those things you don’t want that other people do. It’s a bit like complaining that a racing motorcycle is too expensive because all you need is a scooter to get around.

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      10 hours ago

      If it’s priced like a racing motorcycle then you shouldn’t be surprised when people raise their eyebrows at the price.

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          8 hours ago

          Only when people comment that ‘the price is normal, actually’, and that I ought to buy one because they’re so cheap.

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            6 hours ago

            In comparison to comparable devices. Are you incapable of understanding context?

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              5 hours ago

              The original comment couldn’t understand why people were ‘raising their eyebrows’ at the price. I said because it’s basically a luxury item. Whether there are other alternatives that are even less value doesn’t factor into it. That’s the ‘door in the face’ fallacy.

              Regardless of whether a Rolls Royce is more or less ‘value’ than a Lamborghini there’s gonna be a whole bunch of people that are gonna look at that and say ‘why would you spend X times the money when it gets you from A to B just the same as a Toyota Corolla’. That’s the answer to the original question.