An update on the gentrification of fandom

Neil Gaiman shared this, making it one of my most popular tweets: In 1960, you could buy 10 comic books or three 35 cent paperback books for about $1, the minimum wage. Today, an hour's work at minimum wage, $7.25, will buy two comics or one paperback. When a few people noted that it's hard to find a paperback under $7.95, I added: To be precise, an hour's work at minimum wage will buy you a