last time shit was truly cheap relative to salaries...and in the mid 90s if you were at all involved in tech you were making tons relative to costs. homes and real estate hadn't booked yet.  it was paradise for a hot minute and lots of people had excess cash. also still segregation to a large degree. i was in a chicago suburb and had zero blacks at my grade and middle school...and one at my high school of 3500 kids.
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