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@Chaos_99<\/a> @thomasfuchs<\/a> Not at all. I was poor (lower middle class anyway), my first stereo was my mom\u2019s old one that was probably at least 20 years old, and worked for years until I gave it away, still working<\/p>

It wasn\u2019t as nice or expensive as Thomas\u2019s, but it was built to last<\/p>

With products that last decades, you can buy used ones or get them for free from friends who get a new one, even if they were expensive new. They didn\u2019t just get tossed out after a couple years like everything today, they were still being used by people who couldn\u2019t afford new ones<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-07-31:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/sfba.social\/users\/scm\/statuses\/116686799958872925","object":{"id":"https:\/\/sfba.social\/users\/scm\/statuses\/116686799958872925","objectType":"note","content":"

@Chaos_99<\/a> @thomasfuchs<\/a> Not at all. I was poor (lower middle class anyway), my first stereo was my mom\u2019s old one that was probably at least 20 years old, and worked for years until I gave it away, still working<\/p>

It wasn\u2019t as nice or expensive as Thomas\u2019s, but it was built to last<\/p>

With products that last decades, you can buy used ones or get them for free from friends who get a new one, even if they were expensive new. They didn\u2019t just get tossed out after a couple years like everything today, they were still being used by people who couldn\u2019t afford new ones<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/notice\/12697045","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/fosstodon.org\/users\/Chaos_99\/statuses\/116684808064948691","url":"https:\/\/fosstodon.org\/@Chaos_99\/116684808064948691"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/thomasfuchs"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/fosstodon.org\/users\/Chaos_99"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-02:objectType=thread:nonce=81fa6d077c00bf11","notice_info":{"local_id":"12697045","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-06-03T16:27:33+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/notice\/12697045"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/fosstodon.org\/users\/Chaos_99","displayName":"Ronnie Soak","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/257164-original-tmp20240425102545.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/257164-96-20240530105522.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/257164-48-20240530105522.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/257164-24-20240530105522.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"257164"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/257164-96-20240530105522.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"human, father, husband, programmer, tinkerer, reluctant 3D-printer, f\u0336o\u0336r\u0336m\u0336e\u0336r\u0336 re-starting geocacher, openstreetmapper, former motor-biker, now road-biker, occasional climber and snowboarder#fedi22 Interested here in #science and #technology, especially #foss \/ #opensource, #programming in #python and #cpp, #hackspaces, #makerspaces, and #diy but also #parenting, #family and sometimes #gardening, I enjoy #books, #movies and #tvseries as well as #cycling and lately #skateboarding","url":"https:\/\/fosstodon.org\/@Chaos_99","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"Chaos_99","displayName":"Ronnie Soak","note":"human, father, husband, programmer, tinkerer, reluctant 3D-printer, f\u0336o\u0336r\u0336m\u0336e\u0336r\u0336 re-starting geocacher, openstreetmapper, former motor-biker, now road-biker, occasional climber and snowboarder#fedi22 Interested here in #science and #technology, especially #foss \/ #opensource, #programming in #python and #cpp, #hackspaces, #makerspaces, and #diy but also #parenting, #family and sometimes #gardening, I enjoy #books, #movies and #tvseries as well as #cycling and lately #skateboarding"}},"content":"

@thomasfuchs<\/a> @scm<\/a> <\/p>

That's quite the gist of https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boots_theory<\/a><\/p>

Stupid poors, why don't they buy things that last longer?<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-07-31:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/fosstodon.org\/users\/Chaos_99\/statuses\/116684808064948691","object":{"id":"https:\/\/fosstodon.org\/users\/Chaos_99\/statuses\/116684808064948691","objectType":"note","content":"

@thomasfuchs<\/a> @scm<\/a> <\/p>

That's quite the gist of https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boots_theory<\/a><\/p>

Stupid poors, why don't they buy things that last longer?<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/fosstodon.org\/@Chaos_99\/116684808064948691","status_net":{"notice_id":null}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/thomasfuchs"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/sfba.social\/users\/scm"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-02:objectType=thread:nonce=81fa6d077c00bf11","notice_info":{"local_id":"12696513","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-06-03T13:34:38+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/fosstodon.org\/@Chaos_99\/116684808064948691"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/fosstodon.org\/users\/Chaos_99","displayName":"Ronnie Soak","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/257164-original-tmp20240425102545.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/257164-96-20240530105522.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/257164-48-20240530105522.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/257164-24-20240530105522.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"257164"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/257164-96-20240530105522.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"human, father, husband, programmer, tinkerer, reluctant 3D-printer, f\u0336o\u0336r\u0336m\u0336e\u0336r\u0336 re-starting geocacher, openstreetmapper, former motor-biker, now road-biker, occasional climber and snowboarder#fedi22 Interested here in #science and #technology, especially #foss \/ #opensource, #programming in #python and #cpp, #hackspaces, #makerspaces, and #diy but also #parenting, #family and sometimes #gardening, I enjoy #books, #movies and #tvseries as well as #cycling and lately #skateboarding","url":"https:\/\/fosstodon.org\/@Chaos_99","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"Chaos_99","displayName":"Ronnie Soak","note":"human, father, husband, programmer, tinkerer, reluctant 3D-printer, f\u0336o\u0336r\u0336m\u0336e\u0336r\u0336 re-starting geocacher, openstreetmapper, former motor-biker, now road-biker, occasional climber and snowboarder#fedi22 Interested here in #science and #technology, especially #foss \/ #opensource, #programming in #python and #cpp, #hackspaces, #makerspaces, and #diy but also #parenting, #family and sometimes #gardening, I enjoy #books, #movies and #tvseries as well as #cycling and lately #skateboarding"}},"content":"

@thomasfuchs<\/a> That must be an interesting definition of 'average consumer' then.<\/p>

From what I could find that had a price tag of 2200 DM 1978 in Germany. This would be around 3400 EUR in today's money.<\/p>

That's not the range an 'average customer' expects a radio receiver to be in these days. <\/p>

I get all the nostalgia and the visual\/tactile feel and the engineering aspect and the durability. But only very few privileged people would have had those.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-07-31:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/fosstodon.org\/users\/Chaos_99\/statuses\/116680658802381621","object":{"id":"https:\/\/fosstodon.org\/users\/Chaos_99\/statuses\/116680658802381621","objectType":"note","content":"

@thomasfuchs<\/a> That must be an interesting definition of 'average consumer' then.<\/p>

From what I could find that had a price tag of 2200 DM 1978 in Germany. This would be around 3400 EUR in today's money.<\/p>

That's not the range an 'average customer' expects a radio receiver to be in these days. <\/p>

I get all the nostalgia and the visual\/tactile feel and the engineering aspect and the durability. But only very few privileged people would have had those.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/fosstodon.org\/@Chaos_99\/116680658802381621","status_net":{"notice_id":null}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/thomasfuchs"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-02:objectType=thread:nonce=81fa6d077c00bf11","notice_info":{"local_id":"12691966","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-06-02T15:34:23+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/fosstodon.org\/@Chaos_99\/116680658802381621"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/sfba.social\/users\/scm","displayName":"Steve","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/249241-original-tmp20240315032747.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":200,"height":200},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/249241-96-20240714025839.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/249241-48-20240714025839.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/249241-24-20240714025839.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"249241"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/249241-96-20240714025839.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"formerly known as scm@mastodon.lol","url":"https:\/\/sfba.social\/@scm","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"scm","displayName":"Steve","note":"formerly known as scm@mastodon.lol"}},"content":"

@Chaos_99<\/a> @thomasfuchs<\/a> That\u2019s maybe a nicer model, but everything Thomas says is true about cheaper models (except the power) that nearly every household had. Families that could afford a \u201cnice\u201d car and TV typically had a \u201cnice\u201d stereo too. Spending the equivalent of \u20ac4000 is less painful when it\u2019s something that will last decades. Some people spend that much on gaming computers every few years these days<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-07-31:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/sfba.social\/users\/scm\/statuses\/116681220938049281","object":{"id":"https:\/\/sfba.social\/users\/scm\/statuses\/116681220938049281","objectType":"note","content":"

@Chaos_99<\/a> @thomasfuchs<\/a> That\u2019s maybe a nicer model, but everything Thomas says is true about cheaper models (except the power) that nearly every household had. Families that could afford a \u201cnice\u201d car and TV typically had a \u201cnice\u201d stereo too. Spending the equivalent of \u20ac4000 is less painful when it\u2019s something that will last decades. Some people spend that much on gaming computers every few years these days<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/sfba.social\/@scm\/116681220938049281","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/fosstodon.org\/users\/Chaos_99\/statuses\/116680658802381621","url":"https:\/\/fosstodon.org\/@Chaos_99\/116680658802381621"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/thomasfuchs"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/fosstodon.org\/users\/Chaos_99"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-02:objectType=thread:nonce=81fa6d077c00bf11","notice_info":{"local_id":"12691967","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-06-02T15:34:22+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/sfba.social\/@scm\/116681220938049281"}],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/conversation\/6447007","rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html"}]}