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The fact that Instant Pot is already being framed as a corporate cautionary tale — the company that went bankrupt because they made a product so durable and versatile that its customers had little need to buy another one — instead of as a critique of corporatism is deeply, deeply depressing.(caitlinjohnstone.com)

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TitsAndWhiskey 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun 10 months ago

Instant Pot was, generally speaking, a solution in search of a problem.

It didn’t really introduce any new, innovative tech. It had no moat in a market it had to expend all of its resources to create. Commoditization was kind of inevitable.

Node 1 insightful - 3 fun1 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 3 fun 10 months ago

I at least took mine out of the box.

TitsAndWhiskey 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun 10 months ago

I made yogurt once. It’s back in the box in my basement now.

Node 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun 10 months ago

Yeah, the yogurt starter is still in the fridge too. Okay, I feel properly shamed. I'll finish reply messages, then go do at least a couple needfuls.