I get you’re being over the top to make a point, but it seems a bit ridiculous to compare overpriced popcorn to a first class plane ticket and staying at an expensive hotel. We’re talking about experiences that people used to indulge in on a whim, or which were reasonably affordable for average folks. That is not the case with the examples you provided, and those kind of purchases are large even for some people of means.
The extra popcorn and candy was always overpriced even in the 80s. That’s why I never got any as a kid. Nothing has changed. Ticket prices have even pretty flat for a decade now.
I get you’re being over the top to make a point, but it seems a bit ridiculous to compare overpriced popcorn to a first class plane ticket and staying at an expensive hotel. We’re talking about experiences that people used to indulge in on a whim, or which were reasonably affordable for average folks. That is not the case with the examples you provided, and those kind of purchases are large even for some people of means.
The extra popcorn and candy was always overpriced even in the 80s. That’s why I never got any as a kid. Nothing has changed. Ticket prices have even pretty flat for a decade now.
Really they’ve gone up.
It is ridiculous. But the logic is the same. Which shows the flaw in the logic.
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