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Capitalism has overoptimized for profit, I think. The paperclip maximizer has started eating puppies to produce too many paperclips. I'm enchanted by the phra
by shrimp_emoji 3y ago
Capitalism has overoptimized for profit, I think.
The paperclip maximizer has started eating puppies to produce too many paperclips.
I'm enchanted by the phrase "quality that's too high for the market to rationally produce". It referred to how much quality a hobbyist can put into a physical good because they're not manufacturing them at scale or for profit. I didn't realize that's a moving target though. ;p
- moomoo11 3y agoCapitalism is cool because eventually there will be something I enjoy and it will make me super happy lol.