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Creating Value - Part 3
In the last two sequels we wrote about the early beginnings of people creating values. Then we continued with the rise of craftsmen, explorers and merchants. Today we'll go even further. If you haven't read the first two parts, please find them here:
ADSactly - Creating value Part 1
ADSactly - Creating value Part 2
The next part of this interesting voyage into the past begins...
With the increasing demands of the growing middle class, more goods had to be produced. The middle-class thrived for the same or similar standards, enjoyed by the ones on top of the social scale. Therefore, craftsmen were pressured to create more and more goods. Pressured in the sense that the opportunity opened for them. Selling more and more products became a necessity. To address this issue, new ways of production had to be invented. The old hand tools and human effort were beginning to be slowly replaced by machines. At first, machines took over the rough tasks from the craftsmen but in time they have almost entirely replaced human. This is more obvious at present times than ever before.
The turning point in history happened when the human labour was replaced by mechanized devices for the first time. The people of the era probably believed that the machines will help them work less and have more free time. Exactly the same what we thought the IT was going to bring just 20 years ago. In both of these instances, progress led to the same outcome. The extra time is used to cover more ground and create more value, instead of rewarding people with more free time. The worker is still a victim of that race.
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With the introduction of machines, mass production was born. Every craftsman needed to get a machine in order to keep up with the competition. Large quantities ensured that people can afford what was limited to them before. However, with the increasing quantities, a decrease in quality followed. Notice a key moment here. This is the first time in history that the quantity becomes an issue over the quality. A mistake which we are still gravely paying today. On a much larger scale.
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One of the obvious examples is "build in failures". Remember when your device became useless just after the warranty expired? Well... It was programmed beforehand. The company boards know about these failures and create them on purpose, forcing people to throw away the old and buy brand new. It is a system that guarantees a profit for them. It also comes conveniently to avoid service expenses. Today everything needs to be replaced asap in order to generate more profits. The funny thing is that the older a machine is, the more likely it was to last for a longer period of time.
Guess what! In our day and age, it is possible to design and build a dishwasher, a laundry machine or any appliance to last for a 100 years. Owning one of these would save a ton of money, right? But, producing a new model every 3 months, polluting the environment with garbage, sucking the marrow out of your bank account and getting richer because we buy sparkly design hiding low-quality machines that usually break down in exactly 3 years or less, depending on the warranty, is what really is going on. And, it doesn't stop at kitchen appliances...
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How about we start competing in building and selling things that last forever? Is it a dream too far? Would you like to own super hi-quality products that will never let you down? What would happen if this becomes reality?
Let us know your thoughts!
To be continued...
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