alt Hacker News> Any idea why something like this costs $5,000? It seems like manufacturing costs would justify 1/10th of that maybe?
welcome to Capitalism and Niche Products sir
> Any idea why something like this costs $5,000? It seems like manufacturing costs would justify 1/10th of that maybe?
welcome to Capitalism and Niche Products sir
What does it have to do with "Capitalism" per se?
If you have a well made, but very niche product that sells in very small volumes it will be expensive.
If any of the labour & assembly happens in US that turns it into unavoidable inevitability.
If it was cheaper, it would be a loss making hobby.
A country without "capitalism" wouldn't make such product for sale to begin with.