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		taeric 68 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Overconsumption is a spiritual problem Replace window with house, and you basically described a lot of the market? There are also interesting efficiencies in there. Fixing a window is not as quick as just replacing it.

yoavm 68 days ago [–]

Not sure I understood your comment. How often do you pay people to break your house / phone / car, just so you can pay someone (else) to fix it?

taeric 68 days ago | [–]

I presume you just mean the farcical "break a perfectly working thing" idea. But, demolition is a thing. Similarly, turning a usable vehicle in for scrap is also a thing.

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