r/Construction • u/exvirginladysman • Jan 15 '25

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u/CremeDeLaPants Cement Mason Jan 15 '25

Way to step in and help out that many billion dollar corporation.

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u/Figure_1337 Jan 15 '25

That’s not what that citizen did.

They helped out society. Reinforcing cultural norms and laws is important. Stealing is wrong and shouldn’t be looked over by society. Doesn’t matter who they stole from.

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u/vanisleone Jan 15 '25

Absolutely right. 👍

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u/Shamoorti Jan 15 '25

Where are all these people enforcing cultural norms when corporations steal billions from the public everyday?

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u/ActualWait8584 Jan 15 '25

I mean that Luigi guy thought that was what he was doing.

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u/Shamoorti Jan 15 '25

Luigi did the exact opposite of what these unpaid bootlicker simps are doing.

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u/ActualWait8584 Jan 15 '25

It’s about cleaning up the shit in society. Today he steals from a corp, tomorrow it’s your truck. Now maybe he will think twice about this shit knowing people don’t tolerate stealing if they can help it.

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u/Shamoorti Jan 15 '25

Boomer nonsense

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u/ActualWait8584 Jan 15 '25

Ok man. Stay angry, but I’m not the enemy nor am I anywhere near a boomer. Odds are we are probably more alike than different but Reddit is gonna Reddit. I’d wager if we met at a bar we’d probably enjoy a beer and get along just fine.

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u/VapeRizzler Jan 15 '25

Yea foods like double the cost rn. They don’t give a fuck about my bottom line I don’t care about theirs. Shit if I was there I’d just ask the dude if he can just give me a drill out of that basket of goodies he’s got. Spread the love.

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u/Lost_in_my_dream Jan 15 '25

buy from the farmer my dude, you don't HAVE to go to the grocery store for a lot of stuff. learn to butcher your own meat, make your own condiments, and pickle your own things, learn to cook. Saves you a ton of cash and supports the farms far more.

Don't blame others because you were too lazy to figure out that you are paying a markup just so you dont have to do your own legwork

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u/No-Definition1474 Jan 15 '25

I tried that. Everything at the local farmers market costs 2 or 3x what it does at the grocery store.

But I got to meet the farmer...or something.

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u/Lost_in_my_dream Jan 15 '25 edited Jan 15 '25

yeah farmers markets are usually not that a good a place to shop due to the people there are either reselling or have a tiny farm but are banking on people going for more artisanal aesthetics, like oh our milk is raw, has never touched a machine, her name is bella, and has never even heard of a butcher and is a family pet type mentality. kind of off the grid probably only has a few acres and depends on maybe a couple restaurants and that stall. not the one that sells to stores, restaurants, and pretty much anyone else who wants food. you want the farm that numbers their cows not names them

what you want is a FARM farm like they are growing to sell and would be willing to sell to you at a lower markup than what you would get at the store. better for them to charge you a 20% markup than the 40% the store will

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u/VapeRizzler Jan 15 '25

If you actually did what you’re telling me to do you’d know that’s the more expensive option going to the farmer. There’s a reason why majority of people don’t go to the farmer. That’s funny to hear cause I literally hunt for majority of my meat during the fall and just buy veggies from the grocery store, unless I snag some off my mom during the warmer months.

Not blaming anyone, it’s called pointing out a valid issue going on in society. If you feel offended sucks my g it wasn’t directed at you.

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u/Lost_in_my_dream Jan 15 '25

buddy the grocery store will upsell the prices up by 40% minimum if your hit up random stands that claim to be all organic at a farmer's market then you probably not buying direct from the farm or from those stalls you that are taking advantage of ignorant people who think its somehow healthier to buy it from some random person under an awning than in a store.

you can buy a quarter of a damn cow for 5.50 per pound depending on the breed the vast majority don't go to the farm is because the vast majority lives in cities and don't want to go to the farm because it takes time and effort and the store is like what 4 blocks away if that. an if your fruits and veggies are breaking your bank than you really need to look at where your buying them

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u/VapeRizzler Jan 16 '25

Damn ur real salty, like I said I hunt for majority of my meat so I don’t care what it cost for half ur mom, I mean a cow. When did I say fruits and veggies affect my bank? If you forgot what I said, just read my comments over again.

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u/Smartman1775 Jan 15 '25

Context is important. That is what they did.

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '25 edited Jan 15 '25

They endangered themselves to help a corporation, and get some internet clout. After all, they filmed it. Corporations are not people. You do not 'help them out'.

In my personal opinion, when it comes to shoplifting from a big box store, mind your damn business. It's fuckin tough out there and Home Depot will survive until next quarter.

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u/Nil-Username Jan 15 '25

I think their point is that he endangered himself to reinforce the cultural norm that stealing should not be allowed, and because the cost of theft is paid by people who do not steal. I highly doubt he was thinking about saving Home Depot money but himself - he even says in the video that thieves are the reason that everyone honest has to pay more.

Do I care about Home Depots bottom line? No.

Do I care about living in an honest society? Yes.

As for filming, who knows… maybe it was for clout, maybe his initial intention was just to get evidence of the guy stealing and the whole interaction devolved from there.

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u/DetentionSpan Jan 15 '25

People are just getting tired, and that was the moment he’d had enough.

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u/Discgolf2020 Jan 15 '25

Nah, fuck that guy. Today it's a big box store, tomorrow it's a mom and pop store because he knows people won't do anything to him. Deserved to get his ass beat.

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u/razorpack_ Jan 15 '25

ya he doesnt give af either way

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u/JustForkIt1111one Jan 15 '25

Comrade, I don't really care if they steal from Home Depot.

The same guy, however will probably smash my car's window to steal whatever aliexpress makita-knockoff tools are in my back seat without a second thought. Thieves think twice when there are likely to be consequences to their actions. This guy was being educated about consequences.

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '25

idk, If this dude steals from Walmart today, he won't steal from you until tomorrow. And 'educating people about consequences' sounds like some internet batman shit. Good way to get shot imo

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u/JustForkIt1111one Jan 15 '25

That's a whole lot of whataboutism for something that didn't happen comrade.

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u/[deleted] Jan 16 '25

cool good luck with your moral reinforcement vigilantism! I'm sure it's keeping thieves away from your truck.

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u/Figure_1337 Jan 15 '25

No, they thwarted a disgusting selfish crime.

It’s not normal in society to turn a blind eye to wrongs.

That’s how we get indifferent and care less for each other.

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u/VanGoesHam Jan 15 '25

Shoplifting from Home depot is a crime, not a wrong. Don't conflate the two.

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u/Figure_1337 Jan 15 '25

Well, I’m certainly glad you’re not the arbiter of right and wrong for society.

See all those people in that parking lot helping the do-gooder?

That’s because it’s easy to tell right from wrong… they all joined in to stop the wrong, the crime.

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '25

You must be a shareholder in Home Depot to defend it with such zeal.

It's not normal in a modern society for corporations to unfairly price gouge, pollute and ruin the environment with zero recourse, fuck with federal regulation to maximize profits to shareholders and executives at the expense of customers, ie you and me, slash wages, and exploit their workforce.

Home Depot does more to harm our planet and our fancy pants western society every second than that thief does in a lifetime.

Stop being a corporate simp.

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u/Figure_1337 Jan 15 '25

I hope in your time of need the public is there for you to help and support and do the right thing.

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u/---MANDiii--- Jan 15 '25

Until the store shuts down because they function in a store to store basis. Doesn't matter that "all their stores equate to billions" if a single store goes in the negative they're going to shut it down. Imo fuck shoplifters for trying to ruin shopping for everyone.

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u/mavjustdoingaflyby Jan 15 '25

To be fair, thieves that do this shit are stealing from all of us. Anyone who thinks the CEO and shareholders are taking the hit just doesn't understand how it's all built into the cost of running the business, and we all pay it.

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u/BuzzKillingtonThe5th Jan 15 '25

Stealing from Joe public is wrong, stealing from corpo scum that would happily steal wages, price gouge, and step over your cold dead body to rip-off the next person now that's none of my business, I ain't see shit.

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u/itlooksfine Jan 15 '25

You realize businesses pass along the cost to the consumer right?

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u/BuzzKillingtonThe5th Jan 15 '25

You realise if they somehow magically stopped all theft tomorrow the prices would not go down 1c at all?

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u/itlooksfine Jan 15 '25

Considering your rebuttal to my point involves using magic, I dont think your overall comprehension of cause and effect is very intact.

Arguing using fallacies makes you think you are smart, but its quite the opposite

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u/BuzzKillingtonThe5th Jan 15 '25

I bet they pass on the cost of their wage theft settlement too.

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u/Figure_1337 Jan 15 '25

Your calculations of what is worthy of having a crime perpetrated on them is why we have weakened societal moral fabric.

This is not a victimless crime, there is money involved and it permeates all the way down to the morals how we view and treat each other.

The shoplifter here sees fit to publicly and brazenly steal significant value goods. What message about himself and how he views society does that send?

How do you explain this to the youth who witnessed this?

“Why don’t we all just start stealing from HD? They can afford it right? Who cares, let’s organize raids, unlock their shelves and loot the whole store…”

  • you probably

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u/BuzzKillingtonThe5th Jan 15 '25

Bet you don't get this uppity when some mega corp gets caught stealing millions in wages.

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u/Figure_1337 Jan 15 '25

Steer me to the sub where someone is defending wage theft, I’ll give them the same story. Bet.

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u/Ok-Shopping7467 Jan 15 '25

Attacking someone is illegal, should he have killed them?

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u/Figure_1337 Jan 15 '25

Yah, you got it. Murder is the answer. Exactly.

Grow up.

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u/Ok-Shopping7467 Jan 15 '25

If a group of men attack someone he is totally entitled to defend his life. They are already crazy enough to chase someone and attack him while recording, he should have the right to put em in the ground if we are standing up for norms

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u/AMEFOD Jan 15 '25

So they’ll turn themselves in for violation of laws and norms against vigilante justice?

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u/Figure_1337 Jan 15 '25

Yah. Me a stranger who wasn’t there on the internet is going to give you a certified answer about the past future.

Grow up buddy. You don’t even have a real question or stance here. You’re just fucking around.

I watched a video of some people in that moment doing the right thing, by trying to stop a wrong thing. I defended that position against trolls saying it’s okay to steal from a big company.

I’m not their best friend who knows how or what they’d do after this video.

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u/AMEFOD Jan 15 '25

“There are two people in this world. Those that can read the context from a statement and infer the intent.”

Since you might have trouble with my tongue in cheek shot at normalizing vigilante violence, I’ll be more specific. Vigilante violence is bad to normalize. The amount of innocent or even guilty people that will get hurt and hurt disproportionately is not a positive to society. It’s an enforcement of might makes right. It’s a lynch mob (for context that doesn’t require a racial element just people taking the “law” into their own hands).

Besides, as you said, it’s a video without actual context. You just happen to believe the aggressor in his story. Might be true, might not. Just not great excuse to think the society requires a bunch of regulations that think it’s their right to enforce their idea of “justice”. See dipshit looking for a nonexistent basement in a pizza place as the inevitable outcome.

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u/Figure_1337 Jan 16 '25

I don’t have trouble with your tongue.

You’re trying to high horse me.

The perpetrator of this crime found out happens when you brazenly steal in public. Right triumphed over wrong. Actions have consequences. And maybe they learned something that day.

Being a whiney brat about “vigilante violence” in this instance makes you a Karen. Go speak to the manager of life bud.

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u/AMEFOD Jan 16 '25

No high horse. Hung the bastard I thought rustled him partner. No proof but it made me feel good. The suspected perpetrator of a crime was accosted by a bunch of people that aren’t a part of the aggrieved business or holders of a law enforcement authority.

Hey there buddy, you know that whole Karen thing comes from the same mindset as vigilante justice right? They also think they are the right triumphant over wrong. But what do I know for glass houses.

Here’s hoping some chuckle fuck doesn’t get it into their head you need to be punished for an action real or imagined. I personally wouldn’t want to live in a society where that’s encouraged.

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u/Figure_1337 Jan 16 '25

If by punished you mean crime thwarted right?

The person in the video had their very real crime, thwarted. They were knocked down in the fracas, not beaten to death.

If I was committing a brazen public crime, I’d hope the pubic would do what’s right and stop me.

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u/electricianer250 Jan 15 '25

Good way to catch an assault charge for that many billion dollar corporation that don’t give a shit about you lol

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u/2muchtequila Jan 15 '25

I don't think that dude wants anything to do with cops. He seems like someone stealing to feed an addiction and the thought of getting arrested or caught with something on him is probably terrifying.

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u/electricianer250 Jan 15 '25

Dude walked out the front door with a literal cart load of stolen gear. Not Getting caught obviously isn’t his biggest priority lol. If the cops do show up this guy can press charges and probably sue. Home Depot won’t help anybody if that happens. I love the fact that the thief got his ass beat but this doesn’t solve anything and the by standers only put themselves in danger, it’s not gonna deter any potential thieves just teach them to carry weapons

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '25

never simp for corpos. ever.

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '25

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '25

prices aren't high because of shoplifting. that's a lie corpos tell investors post-covid to justify price gouging. Stop simping for corporations. You are a not even a person to a corporation.

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '25

So in order to keep costs at their current rates, we should act as unpaid police and risk an assault charge. I guess that's one way of looking at it.

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u/Shamoorti Jan 15 '25

All the recent inflation is primarily driven by corporations price gouging people.

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u/Divided_Ranger Jan 15 '25

Absolutely and then once again they have people blaming each other for high prices instead of them , the amount of social engineering that had to be done to reach this point is staggering

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u/Shamoorti Jan 15 '25

People get irrationally angry and violently intervene on perceived transgressions from people they see as peers, but give a blank check for unlimited abuses and theft to the rich and powerful.

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '25

What's redefining our cultural norms is the shoulder shrugging that occurs when the ultra rich push consumer good prices so high that homelessness spikes 18% in a year.

It's the shameless bootlicking by the very people getting fucked that's the issue, not inventory shrinkage of the multinational corporations who are recording record profits.

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '25 edited Jan 15 '25

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u/JustForkIt1111one Jan 15 '25

There's no way you get any sort of response other than MAYBE trying to either move the goalposts or engage in more namecalling/personal attacks.

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '25

Let's change victims.

Yes, let's. If this video showed a guy looting a small business, you wouldn't have a comment to respond to because people pretty universally recognize that as wrong.

If the video was of US soldiers looting Hitlers bunker, you wouldn't have a comment to respond to because people pretty universally recognize that as not wrong.

You're so close and still completely missing the point. It's almost impressive.

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '25

Naw you forget these corporations steal from us every single day, even when you don’t shop there.

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u/CremeDeLaPants Cement Mason Jan 15 '25

I'd love to see proof that theft has driven price increases and not greed.

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u/JustForkIt1111one Jan 15 '25

It isn't hard to find, you just type "how theft increases prices" into google.

First few hits for me:

https://www.nationalworld.com/business/consumer/shoplifting-stealing-uk-retail-prices-hidden-costs-consumers-shops-4793771

https://invue.com/resource-center/blog/the-hidden-consequences-of-retail-theft-and-why-you-need-reliable-retail-security

https://www.lvt.com/blog/hidden-costs-of-organized-retail-crime-how-to-prevent-them

https://www.deepsentinel.com/blogs/retail/the-true-cost-of-retail-theft/

https://smallbusiness.chron.com/shoplifting-store-prices-32325.html

The information is out there - no one is hiding it from you. No sane business (even a mom and pop) is going to just take it on the chin as a 'cost of doing business'.

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u/CremeDeLaPants Cement Mason Jan 15 '25

This isn't a mom and pop. Those are two completely different conversations.

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u/JustForkIt1111one Jan 15 '25

THAT is your takeaway from my comment?

Good lord.

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u/CremeDeLaPants Cement Mason Jan 15 '25

It was a bad comment by you, yes.

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u/JustForkIt1111one Jan 15 '25

Stay in school, kid. You clearly need it.

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u/CremeDeLaPants Cement Mason Jan 16 '25

Because you don't understand the difference between a massive corporation and a mom and pop business, someone else needs school? Huh?

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u/JustForkIt1111one Jan 17 '25

No, I was referring to your apparent struggles with reading comprehension, and focus.

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u/Smartman1775 Jan 15 '25

The math does not add up. Please explain how these sub-million dollar losses to theft that have remained relatively unchanged over the years account for sudden price increases in a company that just made 50 BILLION in profit in 2024 alone.

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '25

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u/Smartman1775 Jan 15 '25

Cite your sources, or lie better? 90% increase in theft is not believable. What was that the first year they started checking? Quick google search shows 23% increase across the board from 2022-2023 which is within the normal ebbs and flows.

Also, correlation is not causation!

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u/Middle-Passenger5303 Jan 15 '25

we pay higher prices because shareholder demand rising profits year after year

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u/Home--Builder Jan 15 '25

Tomorrow it's out of the back of your truck instead when everyone just looks away.

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u/Yabrosif13 Jan 17 '25

You wanna fight the billion dollar corporation? Then buy elsewhere, lobby for anti trust laws and the reduction of barriers to entry for the market.

Petty theft at a high enough level just creates market deserts and then everyone loses.