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I'd say that's because shampoo is a commodity and has next to zero side effects for most people. I'm sure there's people out there with very special needs who c

I'd say that's because shampoo is a commodity and has next to zero side effects for most people. I'm sure there's people out there with very special needs who care about whether a given brand dies or goes multinational, but that's a very niche thing. But take say, Facebook buying Oculus. Oculus revived an effectively dead technology. Facebook gave them the ability to build much better tech, sell much more of it, and then coupled it with Facebook's love for sucking in private data. It absolutely had a huge effect on that part of the industry.

barry-cotter 4y ago
No normal person cares about either of those things except insofar as it affects them. That’s the point. Facebook acquiring some startup is as relevant to the life of a heavy FB user as P&G acquiring a consumer goods company is to a heavy user of P&G products. Oh, it’s virtual reality. Who cares? If it ever becomes genuinely relevant it will show up in real life. If not reading about it is a waste of time. Remember, most people care about friends, family, work and things that come up relevant to those, and they mostly don’t care about work.