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> Diamonds are expensive not because they're hard to get, but because their sales and distribution channels are controlled by a cartel. That’s _why_ they’re ha
by nonethewiser 4y ago
> Diamonds are expensive not because they're hard to get, but because their sales and distribution channels are controlled by a cartel.
That’s _why_ they’re hard to get.
I also don’t think SWE salaries are similar. A union would be analogous to the cartel, which are pretty much non existent in tech. Not necessarily in terms of good/bad but in terms of controlling the supply of labor.
What do you see as the analog to cartels?
- pydry 4y agoCartels can be for buying or selling. For example, the new EU gas buying cartel or the Apple/Google/Intel/Adobe wage fixing cartel: https://www.cnet.com/tech/tech-industry/apple-google-others-settle-anti-poaching-lawsuit-for-415-million/ https://www.cnet.com/tech/tech-industry/apple-google-others-...