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Or Blockbuster being a massive real-estate company. Or McDonald's for that matter.

by VBprogrammer 6mo ago

pixl97 6mo ago
Car manufacturers being financial/loan organizations is another.
- rationalist 6mo ago
  RV companies are more-so that than car companies. RVs are put together by methheads and there are less protections (such as no lemon law for RVs) for the consumers. Many RVs spend there whole one year warranty period in the shop with no actual fixes being done and then the warranty runs out. The people that do hear about RV problems, buy new thinking that will be less problems, when in fact the newer RVs are the lower quality ones that have issues. There are YouTube channels dedicated to this phenomenon (https://youtube.com/@LizAmazing https://youtube.com/@LizAmazing), and why one famous consumer lawyer (Steve Lehto) says "You Must be INSANE to buy an RV These Days": https://youtube.com/watch?v=xElhTNS_xn8 https://youtube.com/watch?v=xElhTNS_xn8 A great video where one major manufacturer does not even properly VIN their RVs leading to a $600,000 fine given to one RV owner: https://youtube.com/watch?v=zGOANydJURQ https://youtube.com/watch?v=zGOANydJURQ
neutronicus 6mo ago
On the other hand, the naming of Blockbuster[1] makes more sense with that context. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockbusting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockbusting
- pc86 6mo ago
  Because Blockbuster Video played a pivotal role in early-1900s segregation in the United States? I think it's much more likely it's just a reference to extremely popular and economically successful movies but happy to be proven wrong.
  - saalweachter 6mo ago
    The movie term derives from a different piece of slang, a WWII term for a large bomb that could destroy an entire block. Before movies bombing was a bad thing, a successful movie was "exploding" like a blockbuster bomb.
  - MathMonkeyMan 6mo ago
    Yeah I heard it describes a movie where the line to get into the theater went around the block. edit: ah, but wiki disagrees <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockbuster_(entertainment) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockbuster_(entertainment)>
ljm 6mo ago
Similarly Wether spoons, the chain of pubs in the UK. More interestingly, they tend to set up in historically significant or listed buildings and as a result, preserve them. Not unusual to find a Spoons set up in an old 19th century bank or something.

Or Blockbuster being a massive real-estate company. Or McDonald's for that matter.

pixl97 6mo ago

Car manufacturers being financial/loan organizations is another.

rationalist 6mo ago
RV companies are more-so that than car companies. RVs are put together by methheads and there are less protections (such as no lemon law for RVs) for the consumers. Many RVs spend there whole one year warranty period in the shop with no actual fixes being done and then the warranty runs out. The people that do hear about RV problems, buy new thinking that will be less problems, when in fact the newer RVs are the lower quality ones that have issues. There are YouTube channels dedicated to this phenomenon (https://youtube.com/@LizAmazing https://youtube.com/@LizAmazing), and why one famous consumer lawyer (Steve Lehto) says "You Must be INSANE to buy an RV These Days": https://youtube.com/watch?v=xElhTNS_xn8 https://youtube.com/watch?v=xElhTNS_xn8 A great video where one major manufacturer does not even properly VIN their RVs leading to a $600,000 fine given to one RV owner: https://youtube.com/watch?v=zGOANydJURQ https://youtube.com/watch?v=zGOANydJURQ

neutronicus 6mo ago

On the other hand, the naming of Blockbuster[1] makes more sense with that context. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockbusting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockbusting

pc86 6mo ago
Because Blockbuster Video played a pivotal role in early-1900s segregation in the United States? I think it's much more likely it's just a reference to extremely popular and economically successful movies but happy to be proven wrong.
- saalweachter 6mo ago
  The movie term derives from a different piece of slang, a WWII term for a large bomb that could destroy an entire block. Before movies bombing was a bad thing, a successful movie was "exploding" like a blockbuster bomb.
- MathMonkeyMan 6mo ago
  Yeah I heard it describes a movie where the line to get into the theater went around the block. edit: ah, but wiki disagrees <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockbuster_(entertainment) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockbuster_(entertainment)>

ljm 6mo ago

Similarly Wether spoons, the chain of pubs in the UK. More interestingly, they tend to set up in historically significant or listed buildings and as a result, preserve them. Not unusual to find a Spoons set up in an old 19th century bank or something.