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So my water heater busted this morning, leaked everywhere (was in the basement so no big deal) but I went to a local plumbing specialty store instead of my big box hardware store. The guys here are so knowledgeable and helpful, they hooked me up with water heater and helped me think through everything that I needed to install.

Makes me think about how the fiat mindset has made big box stores put the local ones out of business. The locals can barely keep up with inflation. The only way to beat it is scale and that what makes the box stores work.

Dare I say bitcoin fixes my water heater 🤔

eee8f902... 2y ago

Yeah, it’s tough for plebs (no-coiner plebs included) big box can always beat the prices of the little guy. It’s hard to fathom paying more when you can get the same thing for 20% cheaper at the big box.

What the fiat mindset has done though imo (and I’m including myself as being 💯 guilty of forgetting this, even to this day), it’s not just about the “thing” it’s about the knowledge those small businesses provide, it’s about human relationships with those individuals and it’s about keeping the wealth in your community WHERE YOU EXSIST AND LIVE instead of shipping it out to fuck knows where.

All of a sudden that 20% extra doesn’t seem too bad.

At the end of the day, fiat mindset has eroded our sense of community and our individual responsibility within that community.

Not preaching, I’m only just starting my journey to thinking differently.

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MainStreetChungus 2y ago

👏👏

Cpt. Charisma 2y ago

You're close. What you're missing is that paying more often gets you better products. I wanted to buy a washing machine years ago. I went on the big box store websites to see what was out there. Everything had one or two star ratings. Big name brands had people talking about how their machine failed catastrophically after a year or two. It wasn't just one or two brands, it was all of them. I ended up paying about 3x for a washer that has lasted 10 years and is still working fine. The brand was Speed Queen and you couldn't buy it in any big box store. They did have major brands in the same price range, but reviews said they all had major quality issues. Had I just walked in to Sears or Best Buy, I would have been screwed regardless of my budget.