And if I had my can of spraypaint in the 1100's, I would have been the KING OF THE WORLD. Doesn't change much how I feel about it now. Maybe a little bit.
So what about someone who doesn't own a smartphone and prefers to read in his free time? Is he fucked because he does not participate in the magic that is television? Aren't there proper measurement standards? Like the cost of a loaf of bread, square foot of living space... compared to median income. Is there a good reason you choose to ignore those and turn to consumer electronics instead? Let's be real if we could swap the housing and refrigerator prices back to what they were in 1950, would you decline?