Things that were luxuries in the past could at the same time be necessities today. That’s not counter-intuitive.
Maybe you need to have a cell phone for work. Clearly that was optional in the year 1900.
> They rented a fourth-floor walk-up apartment in London with four bedrooms, two sitting rooms, and a “nice outlook on green.”
Did people who lived in London back then require a car? Maybe some people would prefer to be able to rent a place in London without owning a car rather then to commute to London for work with a car.
Maybe you need to have a cell phone for work. Clearly that was optional in the year 1900.
> They rented a fourth-floor walk-up apartment in London with four bedrooms, two sitting rooms, and a “nice outlook on green.”
Did people who lived in London back then require a car? Maybe some people would prefer to be able to rent a place in London without owning a car rather then to commute to London for work with a car.