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Asses of the masses

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(idea) by Amoeba Protozoa (2.2 y) (print)   ?   (I like it!) Fri Jun 16 2000 at 9:02:45

The arguably natural capitalistic tendency of the gradual dumbing-down and cost-reducing of a product in order to make it available to the general public; hence increasing the sales volume and profits. Originally the term was coined in the fashion industry as a way to describe making cheap goods to quite literally clothe, "the asses of the masses."

Examples of products which have been adapted to the asses of the masses:


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