Re: Hiding a Recession
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why should the speed of advancement be a factor?
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Why shouldn't it be?
If it's easier/cheaper to produce something, then (surely you agree) this will effect the price of said good or service.
Since computer technology will naturally improve upon itself over time (and it will thus be cheaper to produce), the natural result is that you get more for the price, so getting faster computers for the same price doesn't necessarily mean anything. I don't know what exactly Boro had in mind, but that's what jumps out to me as the obvious reason why the computer/cheeseburger things are not contradictory.
It's like watching a ball roll, and we're observing the force of friction. It would make sense to say "Well, that ball is rolling on a slight decline, so we should expect a different result than the ball rolling on a flat surface."
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