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How is it that, in this day and age, the tool seems to be worth more than the product? (piefed.social)
submitted 4 months ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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[–] 25 points 4 months ago

Oooh! I had a relatable conversation today.

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    [–] 13 points 4 months ago (5 children)

    Wtf are you talking about?

    Looking at the thread you linked, it seems like this is some pretty in the weeds drama. And it is driven by a single dev. So I'm confused by how you think this is some society-wide trend.

    Isn’t that the same as saying that one values a pen more than the author who uses it to write something down?

    I feel like your analogy is flawed. As a consumer, I don't care about the pen or the author, really. I care about the book.

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  • [–] 5 points 4 months ago (3 children)

    I this specific analogy the tool uses the data provided by the user and builds a profile that can be used to target advertising at an individual level.

    That is where the worth of the tool comes from, not the people providing the content.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago (1 child)

    Well, the beauty of the Fediverse is if piefed is developed in a way he doesn't like, then he can use one of the many alternatives like lemmy, whatever bin letter we are up to, or mastodon just to name a few.

    Not sure how you associate one person leaving a platform with......whatever the hell you are trying to argue about platform value over user value.

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    • [–] 8 points 4 months ago

    Functionally, a tool that can produce a product is always worth more than a product.

    • A CNC machine is worth more than a single machined piece.
    • A CAD software is worth more than a draft file.
    • An assembly line that manufactures pens is worth more than one pen.
    • A fishing rod is worth more than an individual fish.

    The hope of course is that the volume of production will eventually outweigh the cost of the tool.

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