Comment by carlmr
1 day ago
>With the cost reduction opportunities of mass production, I don't see why they should cost more than $500.
I think it's more of a supply and demand thing. People spend a lot on their hobby. And it's not as much mass produced as some other items.
With a large percentage of the population drinking coffee on a regular basis, can you really call it a "hobby"?
Yes. I have briefly encountered the real coffee nerds. They are extremely serious and meticulous about their coffee, do actual science, and, I am sad to say, the coffee was better than any coffee I have had before or since.
You will not get coffee that good from a coffee shop, it isn't economically viable. But the technology exists.
Arguably for "coffee geeks" it is a hobby!
I'd assume the coffee geeks have figured out how to make cheaper machines and put the designs on github.
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