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r/memes • u/Yolo065 • 1d ago
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this is over inflation. it shouldn't bankrupt you to enjoy your hobbies, getting a new game every 2 months used to be affordable. getting a weeks worth of groceries shouldnt take half your paycheck
7 u/mikedvb 1d ago $60 in 2006 adjusted for inflation today is $90~92. You don't have to take my word for it though - it's not terribly hard to calculate. So technically you're right - it's not following inflation - it's cheaper than inflation says it should be by about $10. During the PS2/Xbox/GameCube Era [2000-2005] $50 was the common price. Game prices jumped to $60 with the seventh generation of consoles in 2005~2006. -5 u/dominantfrog 1d ago did you also look at the approximate wages compared to now? 7 u/Funeque 1d ago $48,451 US median household income in 2006 $80,610 in 2023 If comparing by constant 2010 dollars, we'd be looking at a change of $49276 to $56627 from 2010 to 2021. The ratio of those two is about 6:7.
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$60 in 2006 adjusted for inflation today is $90~92. You don't have to take my word for it though - it's not terribly hard to calculate.
So technically you're right - it's not following inflation - it's cheaper than inflation says it should be by about $10.
During the PS2/Xbox/GameCube Era [2000-2005] $50 was the common price.
Game prices jumped to $60 with the seventh generation of consoles in 2005~2006.
-5 u/dominantfrog 1d ago did you also look at the approximate wages compared to now? 7 u/Funeque 1d ago $48,451 US median household income in 2006 $80,610 in 2023 If comparing by constant 2010 dollars, we'd be looking at a change of $49276 to $56627 from 2010 to 2021. The ratio of those two is about 6:7.
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did you also look at the approximate wages compared to now?
7 u/Funeque 1d ago $48,451 US median household income in 2006 $80,610 in 2023 If comparing by constant 2010 dollars, we'd be looking at a change of $49276 to $56627 from 2010 to 2021. The ratio of those two is about 6:7.
$48,451 US median household income in 2006
$80,610 in 2023
If comparing by constant 2010 dollars, we'd be looking at a change of $49276 to $56627 from 2010 to 2021. The ratio of those two is about 6:7.
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u/dominantfrog 1d ago
this is over inflation. it shouldn't bankrupt you to enjoy your hobbies, getting a new game every 2 months used to be affordable. getting a weeks worth of groceries shouldnt take half your paycheck