Open post DecAnseo @DecAnseo@mastodon.ie · 5mo ago Replying to @sarahdalgulls@ecoevo.social "Your backpack got worse on purpose" Most brands are owned by a handful of companies, and that's why everything is terrible now. You can't spend more on a better product, because there are no better products no matter how much you spend. https://www.worseonpurpose.com/p/your-backpack-got-worse-on-purpose @sarahdalgulls this is straight from the Sam Vimes boots theory of socio-economics https://terrypratchett.com/explore-discworld/sam-vimes-boots-theory-of-socio-economic-unfairness/ Terry Pratchett Sam Vimes ‘Boots’ Theory of Socio-Economic Unfairness | Terry Pratchett Perhaps one of the most popular quotes from the Discworld series is Sam Vimes’s ‘Boots’ Theory of Socio-economic Unfairness, propounded in Men at Arms: The reason that the rich were so rich, Vimes reasoned, was because they managed to spend less money. Take boots, for example. He earned thirty-eight dollars a month plus allowances. A really...
Open post DecAnseo @DecAnseo@mastodon.ie · 5mo ago Replying to @ramkay@mastodon.social @DecAnseo @sarahdalgulls I was going to share the same thing The only major difference is the sam vines theory is from the perspective of a poor person. But essentially the same This worsening is enforced by keeping people poor - poor wages, make basics more expensive, while the rich as usual walk off with the astronomical margins. @ramkay this is actually exactly the same. Less well off folk can't afford the premium products and must make do with the lesser quality.
Open post DecAnseo @DecAnseo@mastodon.ie · 5mo ago Replying to @drmobs@aus.social <p class="quote-inline">RE: <a href="https://aus.social/@mrandelbot/116387636905111449" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">aus.social/@mrandelbot/1163876</span><span class="invisible">36905111449</span></a></p><p>This one entitled "Screaming into the void, while staring into the abyss."</p> @drmobs or possibly "Cookie Monster's Trip" 😂
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