> ...but certainly in my middle class life in the 1970's there was no money for buying teenagers a bedroom full of electronics. While I'll agree with all the o

> ...but certainly in my middle class life in the 1970's there was no money for buying teenagers a bedroom full of electronics. While I'll agree with all the other responses that electronics have gotten a lot cheaper, I think there's another compounding factor. Back in the day, I think far more adults were dismissive of this sort of technology (or were personally unfamiliar to the point that they didn't see the value). So for kids, not having much money of their own, it was always an uphill struggle to justify the expense of any of it. Today's adults were the kids from back then, and so are not as dismissive. So they do see the value, and are likely far more willing to spend the money.