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> Cars are now just a commodity Henry Ford literally invented commodification so when exactly, in your opinion, was this not the case? Edit: This comment is
by mathisfun123 3y ago
> Cars are now just a commodity
Henry Ford literally invented commodification so when exactly, in your opinion, was this not the case?
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This comment is actually really funny. Starts out strong with a kind of a "back in the my day" tone that's actually backhanded victim blaming (the consumer) and then completely jumps the shark and somehow ropes in commodification as if that's all in the control of consumers.
- sandworm101 3y agoFord made cars cheap, at least cheap enough for the average person. But those cars were never disposable. Every Model-T was a serious investment in both money and time on the part of the new owner. And owners kept them going for a decade or more. Back then it took knowledge and work to keep a car on the road, to deal with inevitable roadside breakdowns long before cellphones. People took pride in such car-related skills. Henry Ford did not invent cars to be fixed only at the dealer and then be thrown away after the lease/warranty expires. That is a very modern phenomena. Model T 1918 price: $680 680$ in today's money: $14,732
- mathisfun123 3y ago>Henry Ford did not invent cars to be fixed only at the dealer and then be thrown away after the lease/warranty expires. That is a very modern phenomena. Henry Ford invented assembly line manufacturing. A product manufactured on an assembly line is the textbook definition of a commodity. > Back then it took knowledge and work to keep a car on the road, to deal with inevitable roadside breakdowns long before cellphones. I'm sorry but am I to believe you were around "back then" to know what it took to keep a car on the road "back then"?
- bigbillheck 3y agoHenry Ford sent inspectors to junkyards to find out what parts could be made cheaper.