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[–] CheeseNoodle 22 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I believe the original meaning is more pragmatic/cynical. If the customer wants to buy something dumb then let them buy something dumb.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)

This too. But I wouldn't call it more cynical; it's simply that you don't know how the goods are going to be used as well as the customer does, so from their PoV what you consider buying something dumb might be actually smart.

[–] CheeseNoodle 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

True, but it also means if the customer wants to buy a chocolate kettle then you sell them one.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

Yeah I think the full aphorism was "The customer is always right in matters of taste."