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Segways were just plain too expensive - the $5000 price of a Segway is 10-20x the price of modern e-scooters. And that was expensive enough that some people in
by michaelt 4y ago
Segways were just plain too expensive - the $5000 price of a Segway is 10-20x the price of modern e-scooters.
And that was expensive enough that some people interpreted segway ownership as 'conspicuous consumption', which some people don't like.
- bluGill 4y agoThey were conspicuous consumption without being high enough price to be a signal of wealth. Most people could see a way to afford a Segway, so it didn't signal weath to anyone else, but they were expensive enough that most people would think twice.