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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 nitneroc@lemmy.one to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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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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[–] Not_Reddit@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Wait, rich people are doing that already? Seriously?

[–] wahming@monyet.cc 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not quite yet, but it looks to be on the near horizon

[–] sounddrill@lemmy.antemeridiem.xyz 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sounds straight out of hollywood

[–] wahming@monyet.cc 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Lots of stuff we take for granted today was straight out of Hollywood 20 years ago :D

[–] atlasraven31@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago

Like carrying a small rectangle in your pocket that can stream live video to your grandparents, wherever they are.

[–] snek_boi@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A friend's uncle paid to travel to an elite American hospital to get stem cell therapy instead of a knee replacement. While he did pay for the flight and the living expenses, he did not pay for the treatment because it was experimental. So yeah, it does cost a lot, but not because of the treatment itself. Of course, this coukd change when patents are applied and capitalism takes over the therapy.

[–] Suoko@feddit.it 2 points 1 year ago

I wonder if patents have already been applied to the nanorobots use for treating diseases