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Etsy isn’t garbage because someone stopped curating the homepage. It’s because investors demanded growth above all else and Etsy now probably makes 100x the mon
by afavour 4y ago
Etsy isn’t garbage because someone stopped curating the homepage. It’s because investors demanded growth above all else and Etsy now probably makes 100x the money it used to, human curation or not.
- ghaff 4y agoMore generally, truly artisanal is low volume and high priced. And as soon as someone discovers $SITE attracts buyers, all the incentives are in place to substitute mass-market manufactured good that maybe have the minimal handmade touch layered on top.