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orlp • today at 7:17 AM • 2 replies • view on HN

Sadly the experience with physical products tells us that the vast majority of people prefer cheap disposable crap over expensive craftsmanship.


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elAhmo • today at 9:50 AM

I don't think they prefer it, but the price is a deciding factor.

Most people would be happier with La Marzocco coffe machines which costs thousands of dollars, but if you get an OK shot with a 100 USD DeLongi, then the choice is clear for majority of the population.

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sebzim4500 • today at 10:33 AM

I don't think this is really true for games, a lot of games have enormous resources thrown at their development and marketing and they fall flat because they simply aren't very fun. Then we have a million slop games that sell 3 copies on steam, and in practice only the most unique/fun/addictive games can break through.