The first cars were only accessible to the "absurdly wealthy". So was air travel. Most things when you think about them, in fact. That doesn't mean the rest of

The first cars were only accessible to the "absurdly wealthy". So was air travel. Most things when you think about them, in fact. That doesn't mean the rest of us didn't aspire to have them and eventually have access to them thanks to all that early adopter funded R&D.