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How does FDR expect me to hear his fireside chats when a Merconi costs so much!?
Really think about this. You'll understand that it's not a great comparison.
It was a tasteless joke, meant to poke fun at history and how it leans towards repetition. I wrongly assumed that invoking an older technology, with its very own paywall, would be understated enough to get a chuckle, or at least an eyeroll.
The joke just didn't have legs