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Why are televisions the only consumer items that are immune from inflation?

It can't be competition, because there is plenty of that in ...
Racy crystalline french chef
  11/10/25
yes
adventurous rigpig
  11/10/25
Then explain why cell phone aren't subsidized by their ad ge...
Racy crystalline french chef
  11/10/25
Replacing a TV every 1-2 years is absurd, its just a static ...
adventurous rigpig
  11/10/25
cell phones are a lot cheaper than they used to be too, it's...
Hairraiser Burgundy Native
  11/10/25
It’s a conspiracy!
Chartreuse sweet tailpipe university
  11/10/25
they need to keep boomers locked in. also i think a lot of t...
cruel-hearted citrine depressive dragon
  11/10/25
i just walked past mine butt ass naked
spectacular mood
  11/10/25
i would assume because the process for however the fuck we m...
Hairraiser Burgundy Native
  11/10/25
lots of consumer goods are. and for the same reason a comput...
Wonderful Confused Hell
  11/10/25
attention is all you need the tv records you and sells y...
Poppy angry stag film sandwich
  11/10/25
what about ipads, aren't they crazy?
flirting alpha
  11/10/25
Not nearly as crazy as ip*o*ds.
Cerise Rehab Kitty
  11/10/25
In a highly competitive market, there’s no room to rai...
Concupiscible Stead
  11/10/25


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Date: November 10th, 2025 8:44 AM
Author: Racy crystalline french chef

It can't be competition, because there is plenty of that in the cell phone or computer market -- both of which were subject to Trumpflation.

TVs are even immune from the tariff increases too. Are LG and Samsung selling these things at a loss just to sell their ads to you in their bloatware?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5795574&forum_id=2Vannesa#49416464)



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Date: November 10th, 2025 8:48 AM
Author: adventurous rigpig

yes

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5795574&forum_id=2Vannesa#49416471)



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Date: November 10th, 2025 8:50 AM
Author: Racy crystalline french chef

Then explain why cell phone aren't subsidized by their ad generating revenue?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5795574&forum_id=2Vannesa#49416475)



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Date: November 10th, 2025 8:57 AM
Author: adventurous rigpig

Replacing a TV every 1-2 years is absurd, its just a static object that just sits there for decades.

A phone is tossed around, dropped, and gets its screen cracked. It is a $1000 rock that becomes useless due to the fallibility of man. Therefore, there is high demand for these 'smartphones' beyond their capability of vomiting ads and spying on you.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5795574&forum_id=2Vannesa#49416498)



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Date: November 10th, 2025 8:59 AM
Author: Hairraiser Burgundy Native

cell phones are a lot cheaper than they used to be too, it's just that GC is doing a much better job of keeping the hamster wheel spinning. there are more levers to pull (camera quality, OS updates forcing new hardware, making batteries hard to replace to encourage buying new phones, etc etc) to keep people buying new phones.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5795574&forum_id=2Vannesa#49416509)



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Date: November 10th, 2025 8:46 AM
Author: Chartreuse sweet tailpipe university

It’s a conspiracy!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5795574&forum_id=2Vannesa#49416467)



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Date: November 10th, 2025 8:47 AM
Author: cruel-hearted citrine depressive dragon

they need to keep boomers locked in. also i think a lot of them have cameras now and your being filmed.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5795574&forum_id=2Vannesa#49416468)



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Date: November 10th, 2025 8:58 AM
Author: spectacular mood

i just walked past mine butt ass naked

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5795574&forum_id=2Vannesa#49416504)



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Date: November 10th, 2025 8:49 AM
Author: Hairraiser Burgundy Native

i would assume because the process for however the fuck we make screens has had continuous improvements?

an 8080 cost like $300 bucks in the mid-70s (basically the price of a nice computer today). it's not exclusive to monitors, prices for lots of electronics have fallen continuously

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5795574&forum_id=2Vannesa#49416474)



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Date: November 10th, 2025 8:50 AM
Author: Wonderful Confused Hell

lots of consumer goods are. and for the same reason a computer in 1995 cost 10x more than on today inflation adjusted and is 1000x slower.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5795574&forum_id=2Vannesa#49416476)



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Date: November 10th, 2025 8:53 AM
Author: Poppy angry stag film sandwich

attention is all you need

the tv records you and sells your profile to advertisers "man in his 40s, has 9 subscribed streaming services, plays the 1st level of games, sounds gay, looks gay"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5795574&forum_id=2Vannesa#49416480)



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Date: November 10th, 2025 8:54 AM
Author: flirting alpha

what about ipads, aren't they crazy?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5795574&forum_id=2Vannesa#49416484)



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Date: November 10th, 2025 8:57 AM
Author: Cerise Rehab Kitty

Not nearly as crazy as ip*o*ds.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5795574&forum_id=2Vannesa#49416500)



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Date: November 10th, 2025 8:59 AM
Author: Concupiscible Stead

In a highly competitive market, there’s no room to raise prices and also no margins.

Nintendo raised prices to make the Switch 2 look like a better value despite lack of games

PS5 is winning the gen so they raised prices

Xbox is like “ 😡 fuck you guys” and is ready to take their ball and go home and raised prices for no reason

TVs are commodities and can’t play games like that imho.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5795574&forum_id=2Vannesa#49416510)