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The Mafia may be keeping fentanyl out of Italy

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gumby · 1790337050 · focus · HN ↗
It’s CLV (customer lifetime value): the integral of the MRR. Something most companies mentioned on HN should understand though it feels like Apple is the only one that takes it seriously
(And with Apple’s new CEO, the early signs are that commitment is headed for the ash heap as well, but it seems the Mafia may have a longer horizon)
1. Smalltalker-80 · 1790339771 · focus · HN ↗
  The Mafia may also have shorter horizon: - Fantanyl 'customers' have munch higher risk of sudden-death and then stop being customers. - Fentanyl is a much more debilitating drug than heroin and much cheaper. So Fentanyl customers are less able to gather the money for the next fix, and don't need as much (less revenue).
  1. shevy-java · 1790340212 · focus · HN ↗
    > Fantanyl 'customers' have munch higher risk of sudden-death and then stop being customers
    The Mafia kills people directly. That's a sudden-death right there.
    <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c39mr81j2j1o" rel="nofollow">https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c39mr81j2j1o
    alienbaby · 1790340407 · focus · HN ↗
    though this is controlled and planned, I assume. As opposed to random numbers of customers dropping dead whenever they feel like it.

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