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[-] Routhinator@startrek.website 33 points 1 year ago

Its simple, capitalism treats the consumer like cattle, and the optimization of profit drives them to replace real quality products with cheaper and cheaper substitutes over time until you're expected to bite into that tire and go "wow, this chicken is delicious"

[-] DaCookeyMonsta@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

But I just stopped buying them instead.

[-] TheLowestStone@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

Unfortunately, you're the minority.

[-] Aceticon@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Most people seem to as economic actors behave quite a lot like cattle, which is why treating them as cattle works...

this post was submitted on 28 Sep 2023
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