• Zink@programming.dev
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      Yeah, unfortunately I think that both corporations and consumers have shown that they prefer the cheap option rather than whatever not-as-cheap options might offer in terms of quality, sustainability, environmental protection, lack of child slavery… you know, luxuries like that.

      And that is speaking in general, mass-market terms of course. There are often options for those who care about the things I jokingly referred to as luxuries. But when something like that is niche instead of a widespread basic expectation, it gets priced as a luxury. Ugh.

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        1 month ago

        both corporations and consumers have shown

        I don’t think this a preference question. More like something intrinsic to a society based on market.

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          it’s the preference of “oh hey if i buy the cheap thing i can afford to feed my child a whole 5 days per week!”