> I wonder if it will reduce risk-taking since it increases the downside of launching an unpopular product.

That is a feature, not a bug. Risk-taking in "apparel, clothing, accessories and footwear" which results in wasted resources is not something to incentivise.

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buzzerbetrayed 4 hours ago | parent [-]

Counter point: all of human existence.

We wouldn’t have 99% of the technological advancements we’ve made without a fuckton of failure and waste.

	▲	Mordisquitos 3 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Counter point to the counter point: also all of human existence. The "fuckton of failure and waste" which has brought technological advancements to humanity didn't come from destroying unsold clothing, and the risks involved in actual technological advancements are orders of magnitude larger than the risk of not being able to destroy unsold consumer products without penalty.
	▲	isodev 4 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		But now that we do, we know how to be smarter about it going forward