> The business model of "this is the product, here are your luxury features" that was popularized in America in the 20th century on products like cars and blend

> The business model of "this is the product, here are your luxury features" that was popularized in America in the 20th century on products like cars and blenders is now applied to thousands of product categories because it is an easy way to get clients to overpay. It's how you raise prices without people noticing. Video games have been doing this for years. "Your game is still $60! But, I mean, if you want the full experience, want to be competitive, and want to play all the content, well, that's $80+."