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A Boring Dystopia

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[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

But a $5 hotdog is very expensive while a $2 one is just "a normal hotdog in an expensive place". It's the jump from the "normal" price. 2x is expensive. 10x is "exclusive".

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Yeah you can play with the numbers, and it all depends on the economic context.