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Instant Pot went bankrupt bc it made a product so durable & versatile that its customers had little need to buy another one - instead of as a critique of capitalism it is being framed as a corp... (twitter.com)
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“The fact that Instant Pot is already being framed as a corporate cautionary tale—the company that went bankrupt bc they made a product so durable & versatile that its customers had little need to buy another one—instead of as a critique of capitalism is deeply, deeply depressing.”

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[–] freagle@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 2 years ago

I was thinking the same thing. I have one of these. I never use it. I don't recommend it to people. It's not a good product. The idea that crock pots make their money by breaking fast enough is ridiculous.