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why does so much economic activity depend on fucking people over?
by exit 16y ago
why does so much economic activity depend on fucking people over?
- ZeroGravitas 16y agoBecause it's easier than adding value.
- parfe 16y agoText messaging does add value. Remember having to call, leave a voicemail, then listen to a reply voicemail confirming plans? "Meet at Joe's at six." "Ok" Value is not the same thing as cost. The cost to carriers is low, but the value to consumers is high.
- exit 16y agoand telephone companies can't take credit for providing that value. it's an inevitable and virtually costless feature of the infrastructure. if you monopolized the worlds supply of air, you can't claim to provide value after charging people to breath.
- brudgers 16y agoAt least they're not doing it traditionally by pillaging the village and raping the women.