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A subsidised product that is unsustainable crowds out a product/project that is perhaps more basic but is sustainable. Critical mass is important so creating s
by Pet_Ant 3y ago
A subsidised product that is unsustainable crowds out a product/project that is perhaps more basic but is sustainable.
Critical mass is important so creating something that captures market share and then turns to shit actively harms the market.
- dns_snek 3y agoThis addresses the crux of the issue as I see it. We will never have nice things if this cycle is allowed to repeat endlessly. I hope that people will eventually wisen up to these tactics but realistically I think regulation would be required if we wanted to stop it. I see parallels to classic price dumping but I don't know how applicable those laws are in the digital world.