“To pay £3.94 for a toaster that’s “from a shop” seems vaguely reasonable, but for £3.94 for a toaster that is entirely made from stuff that a few months ago was rocks and sludge distributed in giant holes all over the world, the brought together in an elaborate series of processes and exchanges, gradually assembled by many people, wrapped, and boxed, and then somehow shipped to that shop, which is heated and lit and has people being paid to assist you in your purchase. Somehow £3.94 for all of this doesn’t seem to quite add up”

From The Toaster Project Or a Heroic Attempt to Build a Simple Electric Appliance from Scratch

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