[ithkuil]

Technology has vastly decreased the cost of things that existed.

Technology also vastly increased the cost of things that didn't exist.

Prior to the invention of video games, nobody spent a dime on video games. People today spend a lot of money in air travel while before WWII very few people spent money on air travel. Etc

[koide]

Yes, but videogames cost roughly the same all around the world.