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Re:Why doesn't capitalism produce good kettles? by kubanczyk on Saturday March 13, 2021 @04:58AM (#26445449)
You blame market as a mechanism. I blame people.

Thought experiment: mechanism does not exist anymore. Would people still want to click nonsensical kettles on their screens and not care about vendor's reputation?

Thus my answer is education, education, education.

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Re:Why doesn't capitalism produce good kettles? by jacknews on Saturday March 13, 2021 @07:03AM (#26446019)
I would argue civilization is a combination of educating people, and improving the environment to suit human needs.

I don't believe raw market mechanisms alone are suitable to serve human needs.

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