Excellent. I have so many things to say, but in a way you said them, in your eloquent way.. I have experience, having not only owned my own little store, but my parents did as well. Although they were two different industries, what these huge companies do is to set their prices 5% below cost for example, and put their competitors out of …
Excellent. I have so many things to say, but in a way you said them, in your eloquent way.. I have experience, having not only owned my own little store, but my parents did as well. Although they were two different industries, what these huge companies do is to set their prices 5% below cost for example, and put their competitors out of business, since they have the liquid cash to sustain losses. Then, they slowly inflate their price, but stop at the moment it's no longer (more) profitable. I would just add that it seems 99% of our communication is not face-to-face, which I believe leads to dehumanization. Usually when strangers pass, they might smile, some say hello, but it's very, very rare to be met with hostility. But online, the feeling of anonymity and not having the fear of repercussion allows one to vent all their life's frustrations to a random person on the internet, and then "the social space" becomes a place like my tiny living room, where millions are shouting, so the ones who are talking logically and peacefully will never be heard. I struggle with how much I want to express myself, and how, because of my self-consciousness (usually to spare feelings) and the added pressure of having money for food in the richest country in history, although it sure doesn't look this way with about eight guys having more money than the bottom 100 million, unless it's changed since -- billionaires are making a killing (and killing) from this pandemic.
Excellent. I have so many things to say, but in a way you said them, in your eloquent way.. I have experience, having not only owned my own little store, but my parents did as well. Although they were two different industries, what these huge companies do is to set their prices 5% below cost for example, and put their competitors out of business, since they have the liquid cash to sustain losses. Then, they slowly inflate their price, but stop at the moment it's no longer (more) profitable. I would just add that it seems 99% of our communication is not face-to-face, which I believe leads to dehumanization. Usually when strangers pass, they might smile, some say hello, but it's very, very rare to be met with hostility. But online, the feeling of anonymity and not having the fear of repercussion allows one to vent all their life's frustrations to a random person on the internet, and then "the social space" becomes a place like my tiny living room, where millions are shouting, so the ones who are talking logically and peacefully will never be heard. I struggle with how much I want to express myself, and how, because of my self-consciousness (usually to spare feelings) and the added pressure of having money for food in the richest country in history, although it sure doesn't look this way with about eight guys having more money than the bottom 100 million, unless it's changed since -- billionaires are making a killing (and killing) from this pandemic.