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No, it shouldn’t be illegal. If it is inferior, they will lose sales and money.



The automobile industry is one of the canonical examples of the market failing to deliver safety or efficiency until compelled to do so.

Ralph Nader in 1967, 57 years ago, interviewed by Studs Terkel:

<https://studsterkel.wfmt.com/programs/ralph-nader-discusses-...>

Direct audio: <https://s3.amazonaws.com/wfmt-studs-terkel/published/11364.m...> (MP3)

(The segment is excellent, and whilst in many ways a historical document also strongly informs the recent past, immediate present, and I strongly suspect the future.)


This is an amazing archive of interviews. The audio quality is astounding — you would think these were podcasts from this week. I enjoyed the 1959 discussion with Arthur C. Clarke as well: https://studsterkel.wfmt.com/programs/arthur-charles-clarke-...


It really is. To quote an earlier comment of mine, the interview archive is immense and diverse. It spans 45 years, from 1952--1997, ran 1 hour each weekday, and the interview guests range from the highly famous to street and school interviews. I've hit on a few gems in particular.

The AWS back-end could be browsed or downloaded directly via AWS tools a ways back, and was about 600 GB last I'd checked. You'll have to sort out your own directory of content, however. Much of what's in there still isn't included in the official directory, again, at last check, though that includes numerous fragments and partial-tape interviews.

<https://studsterkel.wfmt.com/>

(Previous discussion: <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39628701>.)


It’s naive to think that cost cutting is leading to lost sales. People may in fact buy the inferior car because it’s more affordable and then end up driving something dangerous.


I believe their comment was about safety, not usability


> If it is inferior, they will lose sales and money.

I wish world would work like this. Unfortunately it does not.


Oh god another free-market nut job. Why are there so many on this forum? What you pay for doesn't have a consequence limited to yourself, as a road user something going wrong can have disastrous consequences for your passengers, other car drivers, buildings, expensive infrastructure, pedestrians etc..


Could you please make your substantive points thoughtfully and avoid name-calling and ideological battle? We're trying for curious conversation here.

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