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Are you kidding me? Of the major companies out there, almost all of them made money from bad products. McDonald's food is so unhealthy it makes you ill almost
by devishard 11y ago
Are you kidding me?
Of the major companies out there, almost all of them made money from bad products. McDonald's food is so unhealthy it makes you ill almost immediately when it's even edible. Comcast is hated almost universally for their crap internet and crapper customer service. Fox News makes money by actively deceiving their customers. These aren't exceptions to the rule: these are the rule. They're leaders in their industries.
- nickff 11y agoI disagree with you on every point here. McDonalds provides a consistent array of food and beverages across many countries, and many people (especially children) enjoy the experience in their restaurant. Comcast is often the only provider of Internet services, and in other instances provides faster or cheaper service than their competitors. Fox News is like every other news channel, in that it informs their viewers with the information the viewers want in a format they enjoy for a price they accept. Fox News is no more biased than CNN, NBC, or just about any other news sources; there is no arbiter of truth, and most of the perceived bias comes from the stories each outlet chooses to pursue. I say this as a person who hasn't gone to McDonalds in 11 years, has no access to Comcast, and doesn't watch television news. The fact that you or I dislike a product does not make it 'bad'.
- alanwatts 11y agoWhat does make a product bad then?
- nickff 11y agoMy definition of a bad product would simply one where the purchaser would not have bought it given the information they learned after acquiring it. A simple way to measure how good a product is would be to see whether the product is recommended by the purchaser, or whether they buy similar products from the same brand/source again.
- alanwatts 11y agoAh so you don't mean good and bad in terms of morality or the harm it will bring to the user but solely upon consumption preference. By this definition crystal meth can be considered a good product.
- coldtea 11y ago>The fact that you or I dislike a product does not make it 'bad'* Yes. Bad requires either a quantifiable judgement (McDonalds fares poorly in healthiness, nutricients, calories and lots of other metrics), or a qualitative one, based on some sort of agreed ypon "what constitutes good food" standard -- which in the end comes from what vision one has for the world. Even if the latter is not objectively verifiable (that a steak at Peter Luger is better than a Chipotle one for example), I still find a society where isn't enough common agreement to label McDonalds as bad, a sad one.
- diskcat 11y agoIf these things are so bad, why do people consume them? Is everybody else but you so stupid as to be consuming these obviously 'bad' products? Just because you think something is bad, doesn't mean it is bad. I would have no trouble selling something you think is the 'worst shit in the known universe' as long as everybody else thinks it's pretty good.
- treebeard901 11y agoYou raise an interesting point. Do people consume things they know are bad because they want to or because they are manipulated to?
- ArkyBeagle 11y agoAnd here's Stimpy with the red shiny history eraser button...
- treebeard901 11y agoI am ashamed that I had to look up this reference.
- ArkyBeagle 11y agoI should probably be ashamed that I brought it up :)
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- tunap 11y agoBecause they are laced with a highly addictive substance? Why else would HFCS be added to fries or a burger, to make them sweet?
- ArkyBeagle 11y agoBecause "bad" outside of context is utterly meaningless.
- mistermann 11y ago> McDonald's food is so unhealthy it makes you ill almost immediately when it's even edible. Oh please, I had a Big Mac meal for lunch today, delicious!