This is incorrect in the US. Ripping DVD and Blu-ray media for personal use has been part of the fair use doctrine since 2015.

. . . and have 100k to spend.

You can get an 84 month auto loan these days if you’re dumb enough to do it.

You think people can afford to pay cash?

You’re right, of course. People can’t. But there are gazillions of dollars in private equity sloshing around, particularly now because those dollars have fled the market that Trump’s tariffs are cratering. Private equity is happily ready to soak up all the distressed pricing housing available and turn more people into unwilling, permanent renters.

…animated for some reason

Our scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn’t stop to think if they should.

It’s a reasonable question. There are countless devices using esp32 chips which do not use the Bluetooth parts of the chip at all.

You are looking at a price and thinking you’re seeing value.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pareidolia