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[-] RegularGoose@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 year ago

Most of the "solutions" sold by companies are for artificial problems created by companies.

[-] Sordid@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yes, but by other companies. Those problems are not created intentionally in order to create and exploit a market, they're just consequences of those other companies doing business. Pretty much the only example of companies creating problems so that they can sell solutions I can think of is free-to-play games (e.g. make game excessively grindy on purpose to sell boosters). Some of that scummy monetization is now creeping into real-world products, with things such as subscription-based heated seats that are installed in your car regardless but disabled unless you pay up, but the vast majority of products and services on the market address problems that were not created by their manufacturers/providers.

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