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Reminds me of the US-based mask manufacturer who refused to scale up in the early stages of the pandemic, citing previous times he'd done so only to be left in
by FooHentai 5y ago
Reminds me of the US-based mask manufacturer who refused to scale up in the early stages of the pandemic, citing previous times he'd done so only to be left in the lurch when demand dried up. His main point (IIRC) was the strong conflict between the moral imperative and economic incentive.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22339349 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22339349
- lotsofpulp 5y agoThere is no moral imperative for an individual company to risk their survival because society does not want to pay. If society wants something, society should pay for it. Surely there was a number the US government could have offered the manufacturer to make it worth their while.
- sct202 5y agoAnd it looks like that's 100% what has happened to US based suppliers of surgical masks and N95s. A lot of them are having trouble marketing their higher cost masks now that the main suppliers (3M etc) have been able to catch up for the healthcare market, and there is a flood of consumer grade surgical and KN95s from overseas.