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What a completely bizarre story and comments. “Unnecessary lifestyle goods are hard to buy for people who struggle with agency. Market capitalism has failed!”
by anonuser123456 4y ago
What a completely bizarre story and comments.
“Unnecessary lifestyle goods are hard to buy for people who struggle with agency. Market capitalism has failed!”
This is truly one of those first world tinniest violin problems.
- evancox100 4y agoYes I couldn't really understand what the thesis was. Definitely the shift to overseas production has affected local manufacturing, a story we have seen over and over. But the consumers are unhappy because... It is cheaper? And $reasons? It's not like there isn't quality furniture available, they talk a lot about it. It is just more expensive than people want to pay given the cheaper alternatives available. So from a consumer angle, what's the problem really? Lacking is any sort of inflation/quality adjusted comparison of prices from "ye goode olde days" vs now. That's really what I want to know, has it gotten both more expensive and worse? Or only cheaper and worse?