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consumers are 100% the issue. consumers choose what to buy, who to buy from, and how often. Why should government need to step in and what is government going t
by knowitnone 2y ago
consumers are 100% the issue. consumers choose what to buy, who to buy from, and how often. Why should government need to step in and what is government going to do? Tell people who to buy from?
- mossTechnician 2y ago100%? Does that apply to other things that needed government intervention, like child labor, company towns, etc? I don't see a problem with making rules for companies to follow. We have a rules that say companies can't advertise nicotine to children or put lead in gasoline. If the rule is good, it should be around.
- osigurdson 2y agoI try to make stuff last as long as possible - not because it saves the environment or even saves me money. Making old stuff last a long time (seemingly) gives me an endorphin hit. That being said, I get an even bigger endorphin hit from knowing that people can (mostly) buy whatever they want, even if stupid, unnecessary and wasteful by my criteria.
- the_gorilla 2y ago> consumers choose what to buy, who to buy from, and how often. Sure, but when companies can all collectively decide that they're only going do one thing, you either stop consuming entirely or put up with the abuse. > Why should government need to step in Because companies won't do it on their own. > what is government going to do? Write right to repair legislature. None of these are difficult problems, you just seem to have a libertarian mindset which inevitably means you just play defense for corporations doing whatever they want.
- CatWChainsaw 2y agoYou can have a model T in any color you choose as long as it's black, can't you? Well it's your fault if you want a red one, you stupid consumer.