I hate to disagree with a highly knowledgeable and basically sound comment.

To perhaps add some context: I pay for my own health insurance under ACA/Obamacare, and the most expensive one is also the minimum one where I can keep my doctor. It’s around 1200 USD a month counting dental.

I’m not rich off stock options or anything, I fucking notice it missing every month, but in a world where healthcare/internet/phone/etc. is more than the rent I split with one other guy 10 years ago?

It’s not 200-500 USD every few years for the big SSD from Apple that’s breaking my back.

I can get the best personal computer ever for less than my healthcare and phone bill? It’ll still be pretty great 3-5 years from now?

This is one of the few places where I don’t feel economically over a barrel.