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Re:Most people don't care about quality by rcxdude on Thursday January 02, 2025 @10:25AM (#42575214)
Yes, but that's because the cost of evaluating the quality is very high, often infeasibly so.

(Seriously, it's pretty difficult. Read reviews? They can give some idea, but it's rare that they do any rigourous testing, and they can be corrupted. Have a brand or specific model that you like and has a good reputation? How do you know they haven't started to cash in on that by cutting quality but still charging the same prices?)

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Re:Most people don't care about quality by dotancohen on Thursday January 02, 2025 @11:04AM (#42575597)
This is where Project Farm provides its value. Consumer Reports ostensibly once filled a similar niche.

But building trust in brands like Project Farm or Consumer Reports suffers from the same bootstrap problem.

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