American society in 1953:

[lana@beige.party]

American society in 1953:

Buy this cute little three bedroom split level brick house with a yard in a nice neighborhood. It costs $2,000 down and if you can't afford that, don't worry the government will pay the down payment for you. It's got all the latest and greatest appliances in it, which you also own. Now run along and do whatever your weird little hearts desire in the safety and privacy and security of your own home. That property will be worth 2,5 million dollars one day.

American society in 2023:

Buy this new telephone. You need it to get or keep a job. It's the same as the old one. We put hinges on it, a technology that has existed since 1600BC. Your old phone won't work any more because we told it not to. Pay us to take it back. Buy this one to replace it. You don't own it. We own it. You don't own any software on it. We own it. You pay us just to hold it. Plus you pay us monthly rent if you want to do things with it such as call people. It's made of cheap Chinese plastic. It's spying on you. It will die next year. It's $2,000. You will do this every single year until you die.