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> Everywhere else when a company is caught selling something for big multiples of the marginal costs, people are outraged. No they're not; people in the U.S. b
by snowwrestler 8y ago
> Everywhere else when a company is caught selling something for big multiples of the marginal costs, people are outraged.
No they're not; people in the U.S. buy a heck of a lot of bottled water, despite the fact that potable water is available basically anywhere for free.
And try this: shoplift a bottle of water from a 7-11 and when the cops come, tell them that water is free anyway, and the 7-11 has a big multiple markup, so it's not really a crime. See how that goes.
- TeMPOraL 8y ago> No they're not; people in the U.S. buy a heck of a lot of bottled water, despite the fact that potable water is available basically anywhere for free. That may be the case today, but companies selling bottled water have huge marketing budgets and exploit people's lack of trust in public institutions. > And try this: shoplift a bottle of water from a 7-11 and when the cops come, tell them that water is free anyway, and the 7-11 has a big multiple markup, so it's not really a crime. See how that goes. I wouldn't shoplift a bottle just as I wouldn't shoplift a music CD. I wouldn't even go to the shop in the first place, as I can get both drinking water and the songs I want from near-free sources, and with better quality.