Commercial still has to be somewhat good (in general) to stay in business. Military suppliers just need to supply Trump with pre-teens so they can cut even more corners.
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Honytawk@discuss.tchncs.de 1 month agoSo? Commercial is also made to be the cheapest.
CIA_chatbot@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Honytawk@discuss.tchncs.de 1 month ago
No they don’t. Look at Aliexpress. They sell cheap crap that is so low cost, nobody bothers to return it if it breaks immediately.
CIA_chatbot@lemmy.world 1 month ago
lol I was in the army for 8 years, they absolutely do.
9point6@lemmy.world 1 month ago
“military grade” sounds way cooler to idiots than “commercial grade”
Lupo@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I only get military grade dish soap
someguy3@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Private buyers can choose from any number of manufacturers. Military is always the lowest bidder.
JayhawkJedi@lemmy.world 1 month ago
It is kind of an inside joke (not the best description, but close enough). People in the military know how shitty some of their gear is. Military grade used in marketing only makes people who don’t know think it is tough shit. Military folk know it means nothing.
JustEnoughDucks@slrpnk.net 1 month ago
Except boots.
If infantry bought the straight trash on the consumer market today, they would fall apart in a month…