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In the meantime the human population quadrupled, so the actual demand for horses is not half, but closer to 1/8 of what it was. They'll go the way of horses in
by Tade0 2y ago
In the meantime the human population quadrupled, so the actual demand for horses is not half, but closer to 1/8 of what it was.
They'll go the way of horses in the sense that you'll be hardly seeing any in cities.
- GavinMcG 2y agoYou seem to be using “actual” in a way that suggests proportion to population is a key part of the definition. But although a company that served a market for 20 million might well have failed as the market shrank, it also had the opportunity to survive and continue serving an actual market with an actual demand for 7 million actual horses.
- 082349872349872 2y agoHermès' original market for tack (harnesses and bridles for driving) shrank considerably, but they've found new markets since. Lagniappe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qs-IKeRyRAg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qs-IKeRyRAg