@witix @aral my usual understanding is that given options and open information people would tend towards buying quality because of their utility maximizing nature, but thats just the model, real world is messier. Fewer options due to consolidation, monopoly, and economies of scale:, imperfect information from shills, bias, and corrupt reviewers. Choosing the cheaper without knowing the quality tradeoff in the walmart way. Its only an economics model, not a good mapping today.