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delectiyesterday at 3:56 PM3 repliesview on HN

The market doing what it's supposed to do does not negate that the market segment has only been left open because of overly myopic businesses.


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qupyesterday at 6:18 PM

Why would we think businesses will always make the right move?

They'll blunder. They'll do it even harder in the absence of competition.

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tjwebbnorfolkyesterday at 7:31 PM

The market is actively trying to solve it right now. Micron is investing $200B in new fabs. Everyone is trying to ramp up production.

Yes, identifying a problem is easy. But solving shortages in all cases requires perfect knowledge of future demand. So, good luck.

estimator7292yesterday at 5:59 PM

That's what modern capitalism is and it's bad for everyone