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You're framing the above poster as an anarcho-primitivist for saying that we would be better off with 5 global conglomerates controlling t-shirt production than
by kombookcha 3y ago
You're framing the above poster as an anarcho-primitivist for saying that we would be better off with 5 global conglomerates controlling t-shirt production than 2.
I don't think obfuscating "there is a dropoff point in size where economies of scale stop being better for humanity and start getting worse" with "we must switch to artisinal backyard t-shirt making" is really steelmanning here.
- XorNot 3y agoNo he's pointing out the poster hasn't defined any of their terms accurately enough to really be saying anything. The sheer size and scale of the economy we live in, and it's benefits, is so big that people tend to make sweeping pronouncements without really understanding their impact. The point about industrially produced cotton is exactly right: people pick some niche thing they view as "wasteful" and vastly over estimate it's importance or impact.
- ric2b 3y agoThe poster is against oligopolies but is using the term "economy of scale" instead, which is incorrect and causes confusion.
- Anotheroneagain 3y agoI wasn't talking about "oligopolies". I was saying that economies of scale doesn't imply that bigger is better, but there is an optimal size that may not really be that big for most kinds of business.