r/memes • u/Yolo065 • 1d ago

Leave them alone🤬🤬🤬

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u/Avnesya 1d ago edited 1d ago

Is there actually "people" unironically defending em at this point?

Legit asking

edit : typo

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u/Findict_52 1d ago

Not so much defense, more like "uhh, yeah, things cost money, inflation exists, welcome to the real world", and I can't disagree honestly. People gotta use an inflation calculator on old games.

This meme does have real "too late, I drew you as the soy cuck and myself as the chad!" energy.

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u/DrScience01 1d ago

The whole "inflation exist" is moot when the wages are still the exact same

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u/MattR0se 1d ago

https://www.statista.com/statistics/200838/median-household-income-in-the-united-states/

It's stagnating since 2019, but before that it made a pretty high jump from 2014. Meanwhile, video games already cost $60 in 2014, so for someone with a median income, a $80 game is still as cheap today as a $60 game in 2014.

Now, for a truly rigorous comparison you would have to factor in all other expenses as well, because video games are a luxury item, while rent and food are not. Maybe someone else can look into those statistics?

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u/luger718 22h ago

$80 is too much for a pokemon game....

Spends $200 on scalped Pokemon TCG products.