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AnthroPC's for rich people?

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westrim:
I just realized that so far as we know, none of the more monied characters has an AnthroPC. The three we know to have them are: Marten, definitely not rich, Hanners, who's income is unknown, but probably more than comfortable, and Marigold, who- come to think of it, where does she get money? None of them are wealthy, except maybeHanners. But none of the outright wealthy characters have them; not, Sven, Marten's Mom, Hanners Mom, or Natasha, the rich bitch Amir's old girlfriend. Granted, we don't see all but one of their homes, but there's no indication that they do have one, and Sven almost certainly doesn't.

So, basically: why do the poor people have the cool tech?

JD:
It was a gift.

JD:
or they know someone

Is it cold in here?:
Rich people can afford the top of the line AnthroPC models that have the decency to stay out of the way.

(Grr. I should be able to come up with something better. Like AnthroPC purchases are subsidized by a Cash For Computers program the benefits of which are phased out above a certain income level).

AnthroPCs are down to earth and despise snobbery and bad hygiene, so they avoid people like Hannermom and Natasha.

AnthroPCs are no longer valued by the rich now that they've gone down the cost curve and anybody can own one.

AnthroPCs are surveillance tools of the sinister forces that covertly rule society, and only the rich have the power to avoid being issued one. Faye's apartment was burned down to force her to move in with Pintsize. Sven has paid for Dora's exemption.

Delirium:
Because anthroPCs have a reputation for frequently being more trouble than they're worth (though cases like Pintsize are likely rare, they still seem to have some approximation of free will), and so use other technologies that do what they want with fewer drawbacks. Like actual computers.

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