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what caused this sudden change in greed? Were these actors not greedy before 2019?
by jpadkins 2y ago
what caused this sudden change in greed? Were these actors not greedy before 2019?
- namrog84 2y agoCovid was a catalyst for bigger changes to go potentially unchallenged and opportunity for extra greed. 1 company dared do a thing and no one batted eye. Then 2nd. Domino's of greed and fake excuse on supposed inflation. But it was just domino's of greed
- exe34 2y agoboiling the frog slowly. if you start out being more expensive than traditional media, they won't use you. same thing with streaming. start out cheaper/more convenient/more comprehensive than traditional media - and an enormous market to grow into, so your shareholders are happy even with a reasonable price. wait a few years until you have saturated the market, and now the only way to achieve the holy growth is to raise the prices indefinitely.
- karakot 2y agohttps://imgur.com/presenting-recent-findings-by-fucking-magnets-school-of-economic-thought-2NlJd6c https://imgur.com/presenting-recent-findings-by-fucking-magn...
- exe34 2y agonow look at the same plot for Netflix: https://flixed.io/netflix-price-hikes https://flixed.io/netflix-price-hikes can you spot any difference? Look closely!
- pownie3xpress 2y agoWhile rates were low they could offset nickel and diming consumers by handing them cheap cash in the form of inflated wages to work lame jobs. Now rates are high, jobs cut, less consumer nickel and diming as consumers are tapped out For the time being it’s back to the old way of screwing the public by over charging government for consulting work
- ceejayoz 2y agoThe greed was always there. The pandemic provided an unprecedentedly easy excuse for implementing that greed.