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> This is the dark side of monopolies. Is there a bright side?
by _bxg1 7y ago
> This is the dark side of monopolies.
Is there a bright side?
- burger_moon 7y agoPeople get same day delivery diapers. Apparently it's worth it.
- fdajsklfj 7y agoSame day delivery of diapers that they probably won't even notice are sketchy counterfeits.
- jessaustin 7y agoDoes authenticity matter for a disposable excrement catcher? If they sold you diapers lined with broken glass, fraud would be the least of their crimes.
- youdonthavekids 7y agoYes, the ability to hold enough pee without it leaking is something certain high quality nappies do far better than others. The ability to pull the moisture away from the skin as to reduce the chance of rash is done better by certain brands and I would hope the 'non-fakes' adhere to some sort of standard where the material doesn't affect the health of the skin as it's medically approved etc. If your comment is correct, we could just wrap old tshirts around my babies arse.
- mtrower 7y agoWell, you certainly could. Cloth diapers were once the standard (and are in fact still used by some).
- jessaustin 7y agoCloth diapers don't fill up landfills, but they are a pain to clean.
- mtrower 7y agoYes =( Pros and cons to everything.
- youdonthavekids 7y agoANd your cheap chinese rip off cloth nappy will arrive which scratched yous kids skin to death.. I don't care about the cloth vs nappy - I am saying that you should care if you are receiving fakes.
- youdonthavekids 6y agodownvoted for the truth? OP claimed I should not care about fake nappies - why would I want a fake if it's something I've ordered that sits against my kids skin? HN is full of fucking virgins with social anxiety issues.
- crimsonalucard 6y agoIt's not because of the truth. It's because of what you are and what you represent to society. Look at your karma, it's negative right now. Think of it as your humanity score and the total amount of people in the world who respect you.
- ivalm 7y agoWhen the monopoly suffocates competitors it is usually by offering goods and services at below market price (which benefits the consumers). Edit: maybe “while” would make my intent clearer? I understand it leads to worse pricing/progress later.
- _bxg1 7y agoFor a little while, until they don't have to anymore
- v4dok 7y agoWhile*. Its a honeymoon phase until they find the price equilibrium which is worse for the consumers. Econ 101. Not saying you don't know, just mentioning that the intuition that monopolies are bad is a very simple one that apparently we tend to forget
- ivalm 7y agoYeah, that was my intent, when (while) it is suffocating competition things are ok to good, not so much after.
- Benjammer 7y agoPeter Thiel would have you believe that monopolies are the only places where truly creative innovation and invention can happen at the corporate level, because they no longer have to focus everything on staying afloat as a business in the first place.