Developing world needs an alternative to Chinese tech::In April 2022, the United States launched its “Declaration for the Future of the Internet.” It asserts that human rights and democratic values must remain

  • @T156@lemmy.world
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    2010 months ago

    I’m not sure competition would help too much. The incentive just isn’t good, because companies tend to focus mainly on price, rather than quality. If a factory makes a worse product, but does it for cheaper, then that is what will get picked.

    • @toasteecup@lemmy.world
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      410 months ago

      I think it depends on shopper and circumstance.

      For some shoppers the cheaper item works. For others wanted a better qualiy item isn’t unrealistic, and both are offered on the shelves.

      Add to it, you may want a meh quality hammer when you’re just doing work that would really wreck a nicer one

    • ColorcodedResistor
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      210 months ago

      i do not like that you are right. the focus on price is too real and I’ve seen it played out enough times in my work experience. And to make the focus on price even worse, if a mom n pop store buys 1 pallet of a product they inherently have to sell it at a higher price than those cucks at walmart who buy 50,000 pallets of something at a time and can/do literally drive out other business because they can sell said product cheaper by volume.

      • @MrSnowy@lemmy.ml
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        110 months ago

        This is why we all need to shop local. I can’t remember the last time I’ve been to Walmart