"In the summer of 2018, assassination markets became popular among bettors. If those markets are seen to incentivise people to take illegal action, Augur could be shut down completely."
It has a more dramatic effect on state governments:
"In 2000, 21 state governments had governorships and state legislatures controlled by one party; 15 of those were Republican. But by 2010, 33 state governments were under one-party control, 22 of them Republican."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2018/04/2...
Sorry I wasn't clear, I meant that keyboards are a commodity. They're mass produced low margin items and there's little differentiation for the most part. There's rarely a compelling event that causes someone to replace their existing keyboard. The industry always wants more profits and better margins so creating the perception of mechanical being better and therefore more expensive allows them to extract more money from an already mature market through the illusion of superiority. I do find the whole thing annoying but I suppose it's good for the economy, so more power to anyone that cares for them.
You also need to compare their rates to what else is available in those markets. The loan terms might be bad but they're better than the other bad options, so at least it's pushing things in the right direction.
I believe that it's a combination of a satisfying sound (to the user), a complete disregard for the comfort of those within earshot of the user, and a lot of marketing to justify luxury pricing for what is now a commodity item. The target demographic for these skews younger from what I've seen.