Idk maybe there's something we could do about the constant cycle of:
* Large up-front investment provides service at a loss
* The service isn't new, but it probably circumvents normal regulations on a technicality
* The service undercuts already-existing businesses doing the same thing who close up shop
* Customers are locked in; regulatory capture follows
* They pull the rug out by jacking up prices or completely reneging on the initial promise of the service
* Life is worse for everyone
The research fairy /
npub12m…rsz05
2024-04-08 22:51:45
Author Public Key
npub12mr45zh3umk8n8lrjxuald72kukalp827qg03j6j9lns9pgd399sgrsz05Published at
2024-04-08 22:51:45Event JSON
{
"id": "537ae1d007c5b591e62533cfa809c2b0e986a3532fcc0038cb38410f992f9582",
"pubkey": "56c75a0af1e6ec799fe391b9dfb7cab72ddf84eaf010f8cb522fe702850d894b",
"created_at": 1712609505,
"kind": 1,
"tags": [
[
"proxy",
"https://scholar.social/users/researchfairy/statuses/112237576537150327",
"activitypub"
]
],
"content": "Idk maybe there's something we could do about the constant cycle of:\n\n* Large up-front investment provides service at a loss\n* The service isn't new, but it probably circumvents normal regulations on a technicality\n* The service undercuts already-existing businesses doing the same thing who close up shop\n* Customers are locked in; regulatory capture follows\n* They pull the rug out by jacking up prices or completely reneging on the initial promise of the service\n* Life is worse for everyone",
"sig": "4b4a481b06826a577f9de2280075a2b35fdb47ac79039bd70e46c91d886f8edb2ccbbf6135ac75c8bab304430d9e0fd2dcff312693b8cb15302c80b75ade8067"
}