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> I dont understand how we get to a place where resources are allocated to build things that people dont actually need? Resources are allocated to build things
by hypertele-Xii 3y ago
> I dont understand how we get to a place where resources are allocated to build things that people dont actually need?
Resources are allocated to build things that can be sold to people.
In an ideal world, that's the very things they need.
But we don't live in an ideal world, need can be manufactured, and that's precisely what the entire industry of marketing is all about.
Then there's the industrial argument to consider. You build a factory to satisfy a need. After the need is satisfied for everyone, you still have a factory that's tooled in specific ways to produce specific products... and if you can make minimal changes and re-sell the same product with a new coat of paint, you make more money. Retooling is expensive.
- whimsicalism 3y ago“Need can be manufactured” -> We love using all of this scare language “manufactured”, “attention held hostage”, etc. etc. because what is actually happening is so innocuous we have to exaggerate to make it sound bad. “Manufacturing need” is just making people aware of a product that they need. I could “manufacture need” for a new diabetes drug simply by making more people aware of it. I do not see what is bad about this at all.
- hypertele-Xii 3y agoOkay, feel free to explain why EA Sports FC 24, the thirtyfirst installment of a soccer video game in the past 30 years from EA is what people need, and how this marketing copy: > Play before 1 Nov to become a Founder and get exclusive benefits in EA SPORTS FC™ 24 isn't "manufacturing need".