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“let consumers decide” is a dark joke. In practice, the market will race to the bottom, and the only quality items left will be at the other end of the spectrum
by ricardobeat 4y ago
“let consumers decide” is a dark joke. In practice, the market will race to the bottom, and the only quality items left will be at the other end of the spectrum, unaffordable for 99% of consumers.
You see this everyday, it has become very hard to find great manufacturing quality on every kind of product, from appliances to phones, cars, even mundane stuff like a lemon juicer or a light fixture. Everything at market prices is not built to last more than a handful of years.
- jollybean 4y agoI don't think it's a scam, 'lower price' is such a hugely powerful thing as a first order issue. Wallmart + China has changed the world, middle and lower class people now have material abundance that was unthinkable in the past. I mean 'too much stuff'. If we can get to the point of being able to recycle materials effectively, I'm fine with it becoming normative. "The Robot made me this really great cappuccino machine it breaks in 6 years but that's fine because I want the new one, with the newer features" Or "The Robot made me this 'metric' wrench system for really cheap, which won't last long, but that's fine, I use it literally not even once a year around the house, but I really do value having it around and available"