Your Income will Increase by 50%

[Alden Loveshade]

Is this some crazy post promoting some company? Yep.

It's what the President of the Company (Steve Jackson Games) predicts for all GURPS fans. Sort of.

The Times They Are A-Changing!

[Plane]

I mean at the rate inflation's happening this is believable.

[whswhs]

Originally Posted by Plane

I mean at the rate inflation's happening this is believable.

Ah, no, because the income is figured in GURPS$, which are constant dollars as of the year 4/e came out.

[ericthered]

World average wealth, at the very least, has gone through the roof. My father lived in Brazil for a few years in the early 1980's, and when he went back in about 2010 he talked about how radically things had changed for the better in terms of material wealth. And this can be seen all around the world.

But the granularity is kind of humorous. Of course we won't all have 50% more stuff next year.


Or will we?

[TGLS]

Originally Posted by ericthered

But the granularity is kind of humorous. Of course we won't all have 50% more stuff next year.

Or will we?

Well, I'd be happy with some of that (4 to 6 Ikea Shelves! 2 to 3 TVs!), while other parts would be more annoying (1 to 1.5 cars! 1 to 1.5 Nintendo Switches!)

[whswhs]

Originally Posted by TGLS

Well, I'd be happy with some of that (4 to 6 Ikea Shelves! 2 to 3 TVs!), while other parts would be more annoying (1 to 1.5 cars! 1 to 1.5 Nintendo Switches!)

Personally, I want the increased life expectancy.

[ericthered]

Originally Posted by TGLS

Well, I'd be happy with some of that (4 to 6 Ikea Shelves! 2 to 3 TVs!), while other parts would be more annoying (1 to 1.5 cars! 1 to 1.5 Nintendo Switches!)

I am buying a van next year. does that count as 1.5 cars?

[Gold & Appel Inc]

OMG, we're eating food tonight!

[DeadParrot]

Wealth isn't only spendable cash on hand. As the description of wealth mentions, the average middle class US American has more wealth then a King in the 1600s or 1700s. Not as much spendable cash, but far better standard of living. Most of us in the US can get in our personal carriages and in a few minutes be in a store with more food variety then that King could imagine. Or clothing options. We can use a device and after a bit of typing, send a message to someone almost anywhere in the world that can be received in a few moments. (Very useful when you remember that the Battle of New Orleans was fought after the Peace Treaty ending the War of 1812 was signed because the 'Wars over' message had not gotten there yet).
Not to mention having a wide assortment of 'court jesters' on beck and call using yet other devices. And you don't have to pay, house or feed them when they are not performing.

I can definitely see where a higher TL will result in a higher wealth level even if spendable cash doesn't increase.

[Tyneras]

I've been thinking about this as I work on my GURPS wealth project, but we probably do have more spendable cash than prior tech levels. We also have more options for how it gets spent, so we have more but it gets spread thinner, which probably feels like less even if there's more in total.

So when TL9 rolls around on New Years day I'll suddenly have 1.5 times as many RPG books, but there will be 10 times as many in the store I want to buy!