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Nick Szabo·2026-01-31 00:22
RT Mark Taylor (@Mark___Taylor)A new owner takes over a pickle factory and decides he can save a bunch of money by removing a pickle from each jar. The customers don’t notice and profits skyrocket.So he decides to remove another pickle and profits increase again.He keeps doing this but eventually people notice their jars have less pickles and they stop buying from him.This is about how you can monetize trust. It’s what 3rd worlders do in the west. They operate in a market where consumers trust most business ...