Hopefully I’ve worded the question right.
I was once told (I could never verify if it was true) that a crocs company once almost went bankrupt after they made their crocs practically indestructible. Whilst the story was most likely bullshit, it makes me wonder: if a company can make a product that is practically indestructible, is it ethical for them not to make them indestructible, so people will buy more from them?
The way I look at it is, on one hand, I feel like they should make products to the highest quality if they can so that the consumer has to spend less money and that less is wasted, but at the same time if it leads to the company going bankrupt, what of the workers and their families? So I can’t decide, what do you think?
Here’s a canonical example. The East Germans made a drinking glass that didn’t break. They produced 120 million of them. Then, capitalism happened and now we don’t have unbreakable glasses any more.
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I am just curious to know who disliked your comment?? BTW,thanks for telling about this product, I will buy it.
No idea. Did someone dislike it? Not many capitalists here so it’s surprising.
Maybe not capitalists, but consumers. Anyway, capitalism is thriving on consumers.