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5 sats \ 3 replies \ @unboiled 13 Sep \ parent \ on: I hate that everything is disposable. econ
  1. Marketing, and
  2. regulatory moat.
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5 sats \ 2 replies \ @mkmloom 13 Sep

However, the customer makes the final decision on which product to choose and must do their research to select the best and most durable one.

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88 sats \ 1 reply \ @unboiled 13 Sep

My answer was to a specific question: Why choose a shit company to buy a shitty product from?

Even so, your point is only partially valid.

the customer [..] must do their research to select the best and most durable one.

There is nothing forcing the customer to do research. And even less so to optimize for durability.

Furthermore, the customer has effectively no control over regulatory restrictions of the market. Their selection is already artificially distorted regardless of what optimization they may aim for.

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5 sats \ 0 replies \ @mkmloom 13 Sep

Maybe the customer is stupid or wants to be scammed, I can't think of anything else.

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