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2026-07-15 10:11 UTC
@malachy@mastodon.nu I've always considered the economy of scale argument to be excellently presented in one of Terry Pratchett's most memorable passages: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boots_theory
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@malachy@mastodon.nu 2026-07-15 10:16
@kimvanwyk@fosstodon.org Yes it's perfect and exactly true. The Boots Theory describes 'scale' in terms of quality, but it works the same way in terms of quantity too. For example, a big bag of rice costs less per kilo than a small one, but a poor person must buy three of the small bags over time, because they can't afford the big one to begin with.