On Sep 3, 2006, at 5:36 AM, Gus S Calabrese wrote:

> Advanced technology always trickles down to everyone.  The rich
> have it first because .... well, they are rich.  What fun would
> rich be if you didn't get stuff first ?

The "rich" failed to get the first personal computers or internet
connections.  A lot of "advanced technology" fails to meet the
snob-appeal requirements of "the rich."

Of course, it depends on what you mean by "rich"; if you're talking
about anyone with a couple thousand a year in disposable income, that's
a much broader class of people than "millionaires."  There's lots of
ways to get in the former class (DINKs, for instance, or merely
deciding that you're rather have some of that high-tech stuff than
that ski vacation.)

BillW

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