>>9427165i mean the silliness of people overvaluing it definitely comes into play, but you'll find that in lots of things
>contractor charging hundreds of dollars to troubleshoot and reset something in 10ish minutes at most>a soda at a fast food place costing close to $3 when a 2 liter at the grocery is maybe $1>mechanic charging up the nose to replace a car battery or check/change your oil when it's mindlessly simpleanytime someone's laziness is the reason why a product or services exists the price is basically how much people are willing to pay to avoid doing it. apparently people want to pay hundreds to thousands of dollars to buy something you could literally just duct tape to the barrel
you could also just be looking at the worst examples, like that several hundred dollar HDMI cord i saw once, because sometimes people think a high price makes something better. it creates its own market just by existing
