Anti-Capitalist Sentiment (with some morality)

[CoccoBill]

In isolation of course, since I only want to know what the incentives are. Those incentives of course are just one variable, there are probably a million others. But, if the incentives are to prioritize everything else other than making a better product when facing competition, to me that sounds like a big fucking deal. No, not big enough to destroy the world and make no one ever invest in product quality, but a counterproductive incentive on par with say a government worker not having a profit incentive.

Prove me wrong, that's why I'm here. So far everything has been largely besides the point, show me why increasing product quality is actually a better option or at least on par with the rest.

[BananaStand]

show me why increasing product quality is actually a better option or at least on par with the rest.

They're not mutually exclusive dude!

[CoccoBill]

They're not mutually exclusive dude!

Of course not, and they don't have to be. It's enough that there's a stronger incentive to try everything else rather than making a better product. I'd say already a few percent decrease in research investments compared to a market without said incentives would be significant, and all out of the pocket of the consumer without added value to them. I'm wondering if it might actually be way more than that.

[MadMojoMonkey]

Prove me wrong, that's why I'm here.

lol

People.

SMH

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Your exact meaning of "in isolation" has not been defined, yet.

Any definition of "in isolation" which allows me to agree with your statements is divorced from a real business run by real people. Businesses can't exists in isolation of customers, even if they can exists in isolation of competition.

The assumption that customers are a static commodity, unrelated to the quality/cost of the businesses' products is my real issue with your assertions.

[BananaStand]

The assumption that customers are a static commodity, unrelated to the quality/cost of the businesses' products is my real issue with your assertions.

Despite his denials, he is clearly trying to look at things from the perspective of a privately run school. In that case, the customers are somewhat of a static commodity. Everyone has to go to school. And "everyone" is a finite number.