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The more often capitalism strives to cost reduction and profit-maximizing at the cost of quality

Dumb capitalism only?

Very limited options if I want to invest my money into an (engineering) quality-first company.

NVIDIA, Porsche, Tektronix...

NVIDIA? With the melting power connectors on their high-end cards?

Dumb capitalism only?

More slightly-ethical, hopefully sustainable capitalism. I liked my products pre-enshittification, when they lasted 20 years and were built like tanks.

Hark on them all you want, but I‘ve been using my 2016 MacBook for 8 years without problems.

Dumb capitalism only?

Ah yes, we all love that famous tenet of ‘smart capitalism’: “the more you share the more your bowl will be plentiful”.

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