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0 pointsbaggy_trough1mo ago0 comments

> $200/month is already out of reach of the majority of the population. Increases from here means only a small percentage of the richest people can afford it.

This is an absurd claim. There are many things the majority of the population spends money on that cost more than this.

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lowsong1mo ago

I'm going to take your comment at face value, and I'm also going to assume that you're US-based.

You need to take a step back and look at the economic reality of the majority of Americans today. Many live paycheck-to-paycheck, even those with "middle class" incomes. For many a $200 one-off bill is debilitating, yet alone a recurring subscription. If you don't know that, you have a dangerously narrow view of the economy.

baggy_troughOP1mo ago

If you think that a $200/month subscription is "out of reach" for the majority of Americans, you are just plainly and simply wrong about that. They might have to make some tradeoffs by reducing spending in other areas, but that's part of life.

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lowsong1mo ago

I'm going to take your comment at face value, and I'm also going to assume that you're US-based.

baggy_troughOP1mo ago

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