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Fair enough, my point still stands because the decades older from the Simpsons people were my grandparents
by iancmceachern 3y ago
Fair enough, my point still stands because the decades older from the Simpsons people were my grandparents
- dragonwriter 3y agoNo, your point still fails because the decades-older media image wasn't average for its time of origin, either.
- iancmceachern 3y agoIt was average. "The household median income in the U.S. in 1950 was $2,990 — roughly 40% of the median home value of $7,354 at the time, according to census data. By 2010, household median income was $49,445 — or 22% of the $221,800 median home value. The median income in 2021 hovers around the same percentage of median home costs." https://orchard.com/blog/posts/how-much-the-typical-home-cost-in-your-state-in-1950 https://orchard.com/blog/posts/how-much-the-typical-home-cos...
- dragonwriter 3y agoThe median home in 1950 wasn't a two-story detached suburban McMansion.
- iancmceachern 3y agoNeither is it today. Most homes built in and since the 1950 are still standing and inhabited. I'll gladly buy one of those, where can I buy one?
- MattGaiser 3y agoBut a median home back then was about 1000 sqft. https://www.newser.com/story/225645/average-size-of-us-homes-decade-by-decade.html https://www.newser.com/story/225645/average-size-of-us-homes...
- iancmceachern 3y agoI'll gladly take one of those. Where can I buy one?
- NavinF 3y ago$7,354 in 1950 is $96,080 today. There are $100k homes out there if you don't care about location. Zoning laws and building permits block anything that's significantly cheaper.