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Is there anything that only the rich can currently afford but that everyone will have in the future? (lemmy.one)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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When the very first cars were built, only the rich could afford it, but now a large part of the population (in developed countries) has one or more.

What do you think will be such an evolution in the future?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

10 years ago even the president of the united states couldn't have gotten their hands on a device equivalent to todays smartphones. Today even the billionaires can't buy a better device than what the middle class has.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

in my opinion you shouldn't guage quality of life by how advanced the devices we have are. i dont feel like having a high-tech smartphone provides me much happiness, it's just a necessity for participating in modern society.