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DarkmSparkslast Sunday at 8:10 PM1 replyview on HN

Inflation is different.

Rule 72 is nominal prices.

Inflation accounts for a 2026 xbox being significantly more advanced technology than a PS1


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inigyoulast Sunday at 8:24 PM

Ah, you're right, I did forget to account for the part where the CPU being 1000x as fast means that prices actually fell 99% even though they went up 10x.