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As we continue to shift our primary motivation for creating products away from what is best for the consumer towards what is best for an artificially determined
by throwthrowuknow 4y ago
As we continue to shift our primary motivation for creating products away from what is best for the consumer towards what is best for an artificially determined goal we will increasingly see the compounding secondary effects of those choices.
- elil17 4y agoThe "artificially determined goal" here is not roasting ourselves alive in 50 years, which I for one think is a better goal than "satisfying consumer preferences."
- fifticon 4y agolet's also not forget maximizing shareholder value, if only for a brief beautiful moment.
- jwestbury 4y agoI believe that "not creating an uninhabitable environment" is probably best for the consumer, yes? Surely, if you are posting on hn, you are aware that people do not always make the best decisions for themselves in the long term, and that putting guard rails in place is a good mechanism to prevent us from accruing (technical|environmental) debt?
- throwthrowuknow 4y ago[flagged]