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Funny how products made as if there's no such thing as an externality or grotesque wealth inequality are always so much cheaper than they really ought to be. p
by PaulDavisThe1st 2y ago
Funny how products made as if there's no such thing as an externality or grotesque wealth inequality are always so much cheaper than they really ought to be.
ps. i am not suggesting that the author clock is externality-free. it probably is not. nor am i forgetting that it will be purchased mostly by people on the upside of that inequality.
- eh_why_not 2y agoIt's buyer manipulation. "Here's this ridiculously priced item; but it's okay you can feel good about throwing this much money away, because we're planting a tree." Instead of segmenting/targeting the high-income market by product quality, they target by emotional manipulation claiming good causes. (i.e. higher-priced product that does not have to be higher quality).
- lmm 2y agoYou're suggesting that it's somehow made in a way that's more conscious of externalities or wealth inequalities than cheaper competitors, a suggestion that I think is unwarranted.
- PaulDavisThe1st 2y agoAbsolutely not. I was contrasting "stuff associated with causes costs more than it should" with "a lot of stuff costs less than it should because the cost ignores externalities"