Have we become used to or immune to mass shootings? - Page 8

tw · 03-02-2018, 06:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sexobon

Their purpose has always been to make a good product.

And product numbers prove it:

henry quirk · 03-02-2018, 06:53 PM

"(The purpose of) firearms manufacturers...has always been to make a good product."

And why did E.R. Amantino strive to make a good coach gun?

Cuz, wisely, they understood: a consistently good product encourages repeat and new customers (more money [profit]).

Some gunmakers (there were, and are, are a few) make crappy products and literally pay the price (eventually) for being cavalier or cynical with the customers.

Simply: excellent products or services maintain and increase profit; a degraded quality in products or services threatens profit.

Anyone who tells you otherwise is...

...lyin' through his teeth...

...or...

...is terminally ignorant.

#

"The notion that companies exist for one sole purpose is as untenable as the notion that people generally act on single motives."

People are hellishly complex thngs...the instrument that is free enterprise is not.

Say it with me: profit...profit...profit...profit...

sexobon · 03-02-2018, 06:52 PM

It's great that the government supports companies that make good product.

The government should have more control over parents and what they produce.

sexobon · 03-02-2018, 07:35 PM

"Simply: excellent products or services maintain and increase profit; a degraded quality in products or services threatens profit."

Companies that have had their production costs go up have been faced with passing those costs on to customers and pricing themselves out of business; or, downgrading quality to remain competitive in price and continue making a profit. Quite likely the competition is in a similar situation and the net effect is that it doesn't change anyone's bottom line.

Manufacturers also increase profits by downgrading product quality for promotional events like Black Friday with negligible effect on their bottom line. Those consumers are just looking for the cheapest thing available and don't subscribe to brands.

"(The purpose of) firearms manufacturers...has always been to make a good product."

Anyone who didn't realize that I was being facetious either isn't here in the Cellar often enough to know better; or, they have the IQ of a chipmunk.

henry quirk · 03-02-2018, 07:50 PM

"Anyone who didn't realize that I was being facetious either isn't here in the Cellar often enough to know better; or, they have the IQ of a chipmunk."

Or mebbe such a person was just using a (rearranged) post by another as a means to make, reiterate, or further a point.

That is: I was talkin' at tw, not takin' a swipe at you.

*shrug*

sexobon · 03-02-2018, 08:09 PM

Thank you for your kind reply. When people are quoted and a narrative follows, it's easy to think the narrative is responding to the person quoted. I try to avoid giving that perception by using ^this^, ^whs^, "and furthermore" ... etc. Sorry I didn't realize who it was directed at.

henry quirk · 03-02-2018, 08:23 PM

I wasn't clear, my error, apologies...

Griff · 03-03-2018, 10:35 AM

I'm guessing Mexico blows up the graph.

Undertoad · 03-03-2018, 12:11 PM

Mexico 6.34

via

xoxoxoBruce · 03-03-2018, 07:20 PM

I wonder how that would compare to murder rates by any means?

Griff · 03-04-2018, 06:10 AM

We are a murderous bunch.

anonymous · 03-04-2018, 04:27 PM

My stepson was involuntarily admitted to a psychiatric hospital last night after revealing to ER staff his detailed plan to shoot up his high school. So, you know. Fun times.

(I'm sure y'all know who this is, but medical confidentiality and all that.)

I'm fucking tired.

BigV · 03-05-2018, 10:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by anonymous

My stepson was involuntarily admitted to a psychiatric hospital last night after revealing to ER staff his detailed plan to shoot up his high school. So, you know. Fun times.

(I'm sure y'all know who this is, but medical confidentiality and all that.)

I'm fucking tired.

I am gobsmacked.

Perhaps that accounts for my inability to place you. Or, more likely, you overestimated my capacity. You do seem to give me credit for knowing you, so I'll rest on that.

W.T.F.F.

I hope everything turns out ok. jfc.

monster · 03-04-2018, 09:10 PM

ouch. I won't be sending Thoughts and Prayers your way, but I will be thinking about you. Is it any coincidence that Thoughts and Prayers abbreviates to TP?

monster · 03-04-2018, 09:18 PM

I've just figured out Trump must be into homeopathy, so that's why he thinks the solution to dozens of deaths by assault rifle is to give a teacher in each school a handgun.

03-03-2018, 10:35 AM	#8
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	I'm guessing Mexico blows up the graph. Attached Images __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

03-03-2018, 07:20 PM	#10
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I wonder how that would compare to murder rates by any means? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

03-04-2018, 06:10 AM	#11
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	We are a murderous bunch. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

03-04-2018, 09:10 PM	#14
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	ouch. I won't be sending Thoughts and Prayers your way, but I will be thinking about you. Is it any coincidence that Thoughts and Prayers abbreviates to TP? __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

03-04-2018, 09:18 PM	#15
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	I've just figured out Trump must be into homeopathy, so that's why he thinks the solution to dozens of deaths by assault rifle is to give a teacher in each school a handgun. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

03-02-2018, 06:53 PM	#2
henry quirk maskless: yesterday, today, tomorrow Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 2,162	"(The purpose of) firearms manufacturers...has always been to make a good product." And why did E.R. Amantino strive to make a good coach gun? Cuz, wisely, they understood: a consistently good product encourages repeat and new customers (more money [profit]). Some gunmakers (there were, and are, are a few) make crappy products and literally pay the price (eventually) for being cavalier or cynical with the customers. Simply: excellent products or services maintain and increase profit; a degraded quality in products or services threatens profit. Anyone who tells you otherwise is... ...lyin' through his teeth... ...or... ...is terminally ignorant. # "The notion that companies exist for one sole purpose is as untenable as the notion that people generally act on single motives." People are hellishly complex thngs...the instrument that is free enterprise is not. Say it with me: profit...profit...profit...profit...

03-02-2018, 06:52 PM	#3
sexobon I love it when a plan comes together. Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 9,793	It's great that the government supports companies that make good product. The government should have more control over parents and what they produce.

03-02-2018, 07:35 PM	#4
sexobon I love it when a plan comes together. Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 9,793	"Simply: excellent products or services maintain and increase profit; a degraded quality in products or services threatens profit." Companies that have had their production costs go up have been faced with passing those costs on to customers and pricing themselves out of business; or, downgrading quality to remain competitive in price and continue making a profit. Quite likely the competition is in a similar situation and the net effect is that it doesn't change anyone's bottom line. Manufacturers also increase profits by downgrading product quality for promotional events like Black Friday with negligible effect on their bottom line. Those consumers are just looking for the cheapest thing available and don't subscribe to brands. "(The purpose of) firearms manufacturers...has always been to make a good product." Anyone who didn't realize that I was being facetious either isn't here in the Cellar often enough to know better; or, they have the IQ of a chipmunk.

03-02-2018, 07:50 PM	#5
henry quirk maskless: yesterday, today, tomorrow Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 2,162	"Anyone who didn't realize that I was being facetious either isn't here in the Cellar often enough to know better; or, they have the IQ of a chipmunk." Or mebbe such a person was just using a (rearranged) post by another as a means to make, reiterate, or further a point. That is: I was talkin' at tw, not takin' a swipe at you. shrug

03-02-2018, 08:09 PM	#6
sexobon I love it when a plan comes together. Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 9,793	Thank you for your kind reply. When people are quoted and a narrative follows, it's easy to think the narrative is responding to the person quoted. I try to avoid giving that perception by using ^this^, ^whs^, "and furthermore" ... etc. Sorry I didn't realize who it was directed at.

03-02-2018, 08:23 PM	#7
henry quirk maskless: yesterday, today, tomorrow Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 2,162	I wasn't clear, my error, apologies...

03-03-2018, 12:11 PM	#9
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Mexico 6.34 via

03-04-2018, 04:27 PM	#12
anonymous Operations Operative Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: in hiding Posts: 578	My stepson was involuntarily admitted to a psychiatric hospital last night after revealing to ER staff his detailed plan to shoot up his high school. So, you know. Fun times. (I'm sure y'all know who this is, but medical confidentiality and all that.) I'm fucking tired.

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