vaskaraeca,

It's been interesting to watch, in my lifetime, companies change from responding to competition with, "We need to improve the product for our users." to "We need to trap the users in our burning building and squeeze them for every last dime."

johncarneyau,

@vaskaraeca TBH I don’t think there was ever a Golden Age™ where it was normal for companies to compete on quality. Sure, there have always been some companies that do that, or claim it at least for a while, but most try to hook consumers on their shitty products. Tobacco companies are a very obvious example, but when you look you see it everywhere since time immemorial.

skye,

@johncarneyau @vaskaraeca there was this story about some low-quality copper ingots

ricardoharvin,
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@vaskaraeca Making a superior quality product now will literally cause your business to be killed.

vaskaraeca,

@ricardoharvin Modern business executives have made a science of killing the Golden Goose.

squishymage42,
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@ricardoharvin @vaskaraeca The hashtag and the comment have me curious about the relation between them.

ricardoharvin,
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@squishymage42 @vaskaraeca has been forced into by "" because the product, while extremely popular, is too well-built to allow for endless repurchases by loyal customers fast enough to spur "infinite growth", thus violating the fundamental business concept of "".

squishymage42,
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@ricardoharvin @vaskaraeca What about the multiple recalls from defects leading to the things melting?

ricardoharvin,
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@squishymage42 I don't know what the fuck you think you're accomplishing with your trolling, but I do not play that game.

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squishymage42,
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@ricardoharvin Those are just things that popped up when I was searching for instant pot while trying to make the connection. Because I'm trying to follow the history to see where the investors are tanking it.

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