When Sony’s Walkman was expensive, we used them with cheap earphones. Once the music players were cheap, we shifted to more expensive headphones as a status symbol.
Once cameras became cheap enough, we shifted to long lenses as a status symbol.
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When Sony’s Walkman was expensive, we used them with cheap earphones. Once the music players were cheap, we shifted to more expensive headphones as a status symbol.
Once cameras became cheap enough, we shifted to long lenses as a status symbol.