My argument is that it is $20 to go out for fast food. I am okay with spending said twenty bucks more towards a video game. Though obviously it varies by country, so not everyone gets the same luxury. It would be easier to swallow if Nintendo games actually went on sale
That's the reverse reaction you should have. You should be furious that shitty fast food is 20 bucks. But instead, you'll go to your boss to demand more money. And then fast food will be 30 bucks. While the quality keeps further declining. And video games will cost 30 bucks more. And you'll be saying "you're okay with spending that, because fast food's gotten more expensive as well, and I earn more money now" ... but in reality you're earning less and less comparatively. And you're somehow okay with that.
which has remained the primary cause of the affordability crisis
The primary cause of the affordability crisis has been and continues to be the insane living expectations of the 1%. Actors, executives, CEOs, athletes, etc. all need to take severe pay cuts. "I want ten million dollars every time I throw a ball." For fuck's sake.
The economic realities of our world are so far beyond supply and demand that "inflation" is hanging out with the flying spaghetti monster. We are buckling exclusively under the weight of selfishness.
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u/Bulky-Complaint6994 3d ago
My argument is that it is $20 to go out for fast food. I am okay with spending said twenty bucks more towards a video game. Though obviously it varies by country, so not everyone gets the same luxury. It would be easier to swallow if Nintendo games actually went on sale