Colin Wright's Blog, page 45
October 29, 2012
Loyalty or Happiness
Brand loyalty demands that you keep buying products from a specific company no matter what. You like the brand, so why wouldn’t you support their efforts?
Think on that for a moment. Brand loyalty means that even if another brand has a superior product, you’ll continue to buy the inferior one. In fact, it generally means you won’t even acknowledge the other product’s superiority (or existence) in the first place. You’ll spend your money where you’ve spent it before because that’s where you’ve...
October 22, 2012
Not Capitalism
It’s not capitalism when a company or industry hamstrings new competitors — capitalism means competition in value creation, not lawsuits and abusive legalities.
It’s not capitalism when non-competitive products or services are given advantages to keep things ‘fair.’ Capitalism isn’t fair — the superior products and services win out, and those who can’t keep up are outpaced and scrapped for parts.
It’s not capitalism when a dominant product or service maintains high prices due to a lack of compe...
October 16, 2012
Offenseless
The best way to shut down a discussion is to become offended.
Taking offense halts the distribution of ideas, and any further interactions are clouded by one or both parties trying not to cause further offense, or steeling themselves against perceived onslaught.
And that’s the issue: the onslaught is perceived, not legitimate.
An insult about our religion, politics, families, opinions, or some other aspect of ourselves can seem like a truly heinous act in the moment, but ask yourself: is it real...
