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This is maybe a little bit (in a contorted way) similar to "Parable of the broken window"? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parable_of_the_broken_window https://e
by zepearl 7y ago
This is maybe a little bit (in a contorted way) similar to "Parable of the broken window"?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parable_of_the_broken_window https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parable_of_the_broken_window
In this case there are probably some highly skilled people involved who were able to increase their know-how (doing research to make the car somehow be xxM$ worth) thanks to being funded by whoever bought the car, but the whole exercise generates probably very little intellectual value outside of this context.
- cycrutchfield 7y ago>the whole exercise generates probably very little intellectual value outside of this context Why do you assume that the R&D required to produce this vehicle is somehow wasted effort?
- zepearl 7y agoI did not assume that it was "wasted" ("little" is more than 0).
- perfmode 7y agoPrecisely the parable of the broken window.