Terry Pratchet on why it's expensive to be poor:

#Economy #Poverty #Capitalism

@falgn0n Beautiful, concise summary. My personal conclusions in this direction:

- cast iron / stainless steel > teflon
- safety razors > cartridge razors
- honing steel for kitchen knives
- tents: double-skin > single-skin
- laptops: second-hand thinkpads
- bike gears: hub > derailleur

@douginamug @falgn0n Pratchett had a knack for distilling ideas into easily understood analogies.