This ad is some of my go to examples of deflation: getting more goods/services for the same amount of money. That US$1600 Tandy 1600 runs a 286 CPU and has a 2

This ad is some of my go to examples of deflation: getting more goods/services for the same amount of money. That US$1600 Tandy 1600 runs a 286 CPU and has a 20MB hard drive, and supported 640×200×16 resolution (720×350 mode for monochrome monitors): * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tandy_1000#Tandy_1000_SL_and_TL_series https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tandy_1000#Tandy_1000_SL_and_T... What kind of computer can you get nowadays for $1600? Barry Ritholtz's take is also interesting: > But Inflation is not inevitable. There are numerous countervailing forces that have been at work for much of the past 50 years. The three big Deflation drivers: 1) Technology, which creates massive economies of scale, especially in digital products (e.g., Software); 2) Robotics/Automation, which efficiently create more physical goods at lower prices; and 3) Globalization and Labor Arbitrage, which sends work to lower cost regions, making goods and services less expensive. * https://ritholtz.com/2021/02/stop-stressing-about-inflation/ https://ritholtz.com/2021/02/stop-stressing-about-inflation/