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Re:Could VC be a Casualty of the Recession? by jimbokun on Friday December 05, 2008 @11:20AM (#387157)
"What limits demand for cars is that people can't afford them, not that they don't want them."

Or that they already have them? In the U.S., isn't the ratio of eligible driving population to drivable autos approaching 1? So, twice as many cars would likely not find buyers and drive down prices a lot.

Sorry if I'm missing the bigger picture stuck on this specific detail.

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Re:Could VC be a Casualty of the Recession? by lliiffee on Friday December 05, 2008 @02:38PM (#387434)
Maybe try the idea that everyone works twice as hard, but instead of building twice as much stuff, everyone just builds the same products better.

(Of course, if you think about this carefully enough, the distinction between "more" stuff and "better" stuff falls apart.)

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