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There was a time when the “made in Japan” label brought a predictable smirk of superiority to the face of most Americans. The quality of most Japanese products usually was as low as their price. In fact, few imports could match their domestic counterparts, the proud products of Yankee know-how. But by the late 1960s, an invasion of foreign-made goods chiseled a few worry lines into the countenance of the U.S. industry. In Detroit, worry was fast fading to panic as the Japanese, not to mention the Germans, began to gobble up more and more of the subcompact auto market.

Never one to take a back seat to the competition, Ford Motor Company decided to meet the threat from abroad head-on. In 1968, Ford executives decided to produce the Pinto. Known inside the company as “Lee’s car,” after Ford president Lee Iacocca, the Pinto was to weigh no more than 2,000 pounds and cost no more than $2,000.

Eager to have its subcompact ready for the 1971 model year, Ford decided to compress the normal drafting-board-to-showroom time of about three-and-a-half years into two. The compressed schedule meant that any design changes typically made before production-line tooling would have to be made during it.

rest of the article:

Case: The Ford Pinto | Business Ethics

Spoiler: excerpts from youtube

 

[godhandiscen]

Nothing has changed. Social media makes similar models around the risk in teen suicide ever since the courts ruled they can be sued.

Much like Ford, for social media companies, the profits are so good, that the costs of lawyering up or paying the victims is meaningless.

Cybervictimization and Suicide Risk in Adolescence: An Integrative Model of Social Media and Suicide Theories - Adolescent Research Review

Accumulating research suggests that cybervictimization is associated with suicidal thoughts and behaviors in adolescents. However, the means by which cybervictimization may influence suicide risk remain unclear. This lack of knowledge is concerning, given widespread use of online communication...

link.springer.com

A teen who was bullied on Snapchat died. His mom is suing to hold social media liable

A lawsuit filed against the maker of Snapchat and two apps, YOLO and LMK, that use its platform, alleges the apps present an unreasonable risk of harm.

www.latimes.com

I wonder what happened in 2009…