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Did you all read the article? Their goal is to reduce plastic bottles, and they notes that bottled water is a Veblen good: people trust it BECAUSE there is a bu
by erikpukinskis 7y ago
Did you all read the article? Their goal is to reduce plastic bottles, and they notes that bottled water is a Veblen good: people trust it BECAUSE there is a business model, more than they trust a random pipe that offers up free water.
So they monetized the pipe, they say, not because they wanted money, but because they want people to stop giving money to their competitors (plastic/chemical companies).
Please do question their motive, but at least understand what they are saying.
- siruva07 7y agoThanks for reading :)
- imsofuture 7y agoPeople don't trust a random pipe that serves up free water literally because of the business model of selling a basic commodity like water. "Ewww look at that dirty TAP water ugh, get some beautiful island fresh water in this bottle!" Of course, it's the same water anyway, but now someone has made money off it. Capitalism (and since saying that word makes people so mad, let's say "capital seeking behavior" instead) is so hilariously perverse, we've now got advertisement supported tap water, because we advertised tap water v1.0 into obsolescence. And then realized tap water v2.0 (bottled water) actually had unintended consequences (plastic). So THIS time it'll work! Tap Water v3.0!
- erikpukinskis 7y agoI agree with you, but it doesn’t really matter. As a group, we can’t go backwards in the Hegelian dialectic, only forward.