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by DarkmSparks 2 hours ago
Sounds about right.

"Prices double every 10 years" is a fairly standard economics benchmark.

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Also known as 7.2% inflation.
Inflation is different.

Rule 72 is nominal prices.

Inflation accounts for a 2026 xbox being significantly more advanced technology than a PS1

Ah, you're right, I did forget to account for the part where the CPU being 1000x as fast means that prices actually fell 99% even though they went up 10x.