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1. water-drummer · 1790860345 · focus · HN ↗

   Shovel seller says shovels will be expensive in winter so make sure to buy as many as you can today.

   1. dgellow · 1790860531 · focus · HN ↗

      I mean, yes, but they are also right. They benefit from the market conditions, and contribute to the price increase, but it’s pretty clear there won’t be that much available shovels for a very long time

      1. cheschire · 1790862143 · focus · HN ↗

         Especially when the equipment the shovel seller uses to produce shovels has been retooled to produce backhoes instead because of a digging bubble.

         1. TeMPOraL · 1790866011 · focus · HN ↗

            Shouldn't this be affected by the diggers from the Far Lands recently telling everyone how to angle the backhoe blade to dig 470x as much earth in one swing?

            1. jdiff · 1790871472 · focus · HN ↗

               It would be severely affected if Jevon's paradox weren't terrorizing the globe right now.
      2. MrGilbert · 1790862272 · focus · HN ↗

         Of course, because there was a HOA that became financially so big (on paper), that it secured 80% of the shovel supply for the next two years. Now everyone is fighting over the remaining 20%.

         1. pixl97 · 1790864093 · focus · HN ↗

            I mean they already ate all the shovel supply for this year, so unless the bubble pops now, the shovel supply for next year will be used by that HOA.

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