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I have a theory and so far it’s always been true. Things that people don’t do frequently never get fixed! Examples: DMV Customs Weddings Buying a mattress

I have a theory and so far it’s always been true. Things that people don’t do frequently never get fixed! Examples: DMV Customs Weddings Buying a mattress Real estate Anytime you come across high prices and broken processes check it against this rule.

tyrust 8y ago
I'd disagree with the last two. There are now many websites that sell quality mail order mattresses for much less than a brick and mortar store of yore. I don't know how successful they are, but Redfin seems to have improved the process of home selling/buying.
JMTQp8lwXL 8y ago
Health care is something people use frequently, has broken processes, and high prices, and will seemingly never be fixed.
- mrfusion 8y ago
  I’d argue the majority of people don’t use it frequently.
  - JMTQp8lwXL 8y ago
    Maybe not average aged working people, but everybody I know in the 60+ age group (mostly family) usually has regular interactions with the medical system, or at a rate far higher than 25-45 year olds. And there's a lot of older people. As a cohort, there's only slightly fewer boomers than millennials.
    - titanomachy 8y ago
      Old people aren't necessarily the ones in a position to change the system. And the old people with power don't use the public system.
- dkjshfajskdfa 8y ago
  It will be fixed one way or another when there isn't money to pay the current prices, which will be soon.
- nordsieck 8y ago
  >> Things that people don’t do frequently never get fixed! > Health care is something people use frequently, has broken processes, and high prices, and will seemingly never be fixed. Your counter example doesn't work. The original claim was "things that people don't do frequently never get fixed", not "things that never get fixed are infrequently used by people".
ghaff 8y ago
I'm surprised at myself for defending the DMV, but at least in my state, I haven't been to the registry in many years (though I did need to go to AAA for a license renewal). But everything else has been online or by mail. Replacing a lost license last year took 10 minutes online. As for customs, there are various electronic entry lanes for immigration and I haven't actually had a bag looked at by customs for years.
- qzw 8y ago
  My local DMV is also surprisingly great: most things can be done online, and if you do have to go in, there are online appointments as well as quick walk-in service. I actually have longer waits at Chipotle than at the DMV.

tyrust 8y ago

I'd disagree with the last two. There are now many websites that sell quality mail order mattresses for much less than a brick and mortar store of yore. I don't know how successful they are, but Redfin seems to have improved the process of home selling/buying.

JMTQp8lwXL 8y ago

Health care is something people use frequently, has broken processes, and high prices, and will seemingly never be fixed.

mrfusion 8y ago
I’d argue the majority of people don’t use it frequently.
- JMTQp8lwXL 8y ago
  Maybe not average aged working people, but everybody I know in the 60+ age group (mostly family) usually has regular interactions with the medical system, or at a rate far higher than 25-45 year olds. And there's a lot of older people. As a cohort, there's only slightly fewer boomers than millennials.
  - titanomachy 8y ago
    Old people aren't necessarily the ones in a position to change the system. And the old people with power don't use the public system.
dkjshfajskdfa 8y ago
It will be fixed one way or another when there isn't money to pay the current prices, which will be soon.
nordsieck 8y ago
>> Things that people don’t do frequently never get fixed! > Health care is something people use frequently, has broken processes, and high prices, and will seemingly never be fixed. Your counter example doesn't work. The original claim was "things that people don't do frequently never get fixed", not "things that never get fixed are infrequently used by people".

ghaff 8y ago

I'm surprised at myself for defending the DMV, but at least in my state, I haven't been to the registry in many years (though I did need to go to AAA for a license renewal). But everything else has been online or by mail. Replacing a lost license last year took 10 minutes online. As for customs, there are various electronic entry lanes for immigration and I haven't actually had a bag looked at by customs for years.

qzw 8y ago
My local DMV is also surprisingly great: most things can be done online, and if you do have to go in, there are online appointments as well as quick walk-in service. I actually have longer waits at Chipotle than at the DMV.