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The argument the poster is making isn’t that garbage implementations aren’t cheaper, it’s that their externalities are terrible.
by foobiekr 4y ago
The argument the poster is making isn’t that garbage implementations aren’t cheaper, it’s that their externalities are terrible.
- feet 4y agoUnfortunately some people only seem to consider money as important, all else be damned
- eropple 4y agoOf course--that's my point. Those externalities aren't priced in, which is a large part of the purchasing power change for consumer goods over the last couple decades. We can start with the cost of salvage and recycling being priced into COGS, amortized across expected lifetime (and refined as data comes in--make something good that lasts longer, get a refund against your up-front deposit as a manufacturer). Sorry, I should've been more explicit in my first post. My bad.