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If 3 different companies showed up to put out the fire, you'd get a fair deal for the cost of putting out the fire, because they'd have to bid against one-anoth
by oatmeal1 3y ago
If 3 different companies showed up to put out the fire, you'd get a fair deal for the cost of putting out the fire, because they'd have to bid against one-another, but I take your point otherwise.
- marcus_holmes 3y agoBut that's the point, really. If my house is on fire, what I want is a single fire truck to turn up as soon as possible and do whatever it takes to save as much of my stuff (without endangering anyone) as possible. Three fire trucks is unnecessary (and inefficient). Wasting time arguing about pricing is counter-productive. If all my stuff is burning then it's reasonable to assume that any savings I might get from a better price is going to be outweighed by the extra damage done in the time it takes to agree the price.