That is when what we once merely desired has, at that moment, become a necessity.

This is where we’re heading to with AI. Give it to us for free, let us see how “easier” life can be, charge us incrementally for it starting at rates everyone can afford, then hike prices so high later on that only the rich can afford it. Then blame the poor for being mediocre or less productive because they’ve taken away the productivity tools they built their reliance on.