The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Gaming@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 hours agoYou wouldn't darelemmy.worldimagemessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up1338arrow-down11
arrow-up1337arrow-down1imageYou wouldn't darelemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Gaming@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 hours agomessage-square8fedilink
minus-squarerem26_art@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up35·6 hours agoevery company’s really out there deciding “I want to be a landlord instead of selling products to consumers” at the same time
minus-squareOwOarchist@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·5 hours agoIt’s called ‘rent seeking’, and it’s a defining feature of late stage capitalism.
minus-squarewizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·6 hours agoMore profitable, allows for far more control. When you’ve abandoned all morals and everything else for pure maximization of profit, it unfortunately makes a lot of sense.
every company’s really out there deciding “I want to be a landlord instead of selling products to consumers” at the same time
It’s called ‘rent seeking’, and it’s a defining feature of late stage capitalism.
More profitable, allows for far more control. When you’ve abandoned all morals and everything else for pure maximization of profit, it unfortunately makes a lot of sense.