Bent Measuring Stick

(If you remember when replacing printer ink felt annoying, not absurd.)

Inkjet Printer Cartridge (1995 → 2025)

1995 Price — A standard inkjet cartridge typically cost $18–$22.

2025 Price — A comparable cartridge now commonly costs $60–$80, roughly a 3–4× increase for the same few milliliters of ink.

Inflation has a talent for hiding inside inconveniences, quietly multiplying the cost of things we resent but still need. And when the measuring stick bends, even the simple act of putting words on paper demands more of the hours we already spent earning them.

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