hellot848

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   by hellot848 7y ago

   Misplaced sense of prestige.
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   by hellot848 7y ago

   No one wants to drive a BMW. Everyone wants to a) Travel from point A to point B b) Have fun c) Impress people with status symbols. BMW created something that satisfies those needs.
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   by hellot848 7y ago

   People have other motives than their own happiness.
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   by hellot848 7y ago

   Nope. People's desires shape marketing. Not the other way around. Marketing caters to people's pre existing desires to convince them. Desires have always existed and always will.
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   by hellot848 8y ago

   I'd say it's more likely to peter out/be acquired and killed due to the overall lack of vision. Discipline is good for local optimization, but it doesn't build huge companies on its own.