system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5:Why is printer ink so expensive?

All printer ink is extremely overpriced. I understand that the manufacturers want profit, but the prices of printer ink are outrageous.
gpt
Yes, the manufacturers want *outrageous* profits.

It's actually a really good strategy. You already have the printer, so you **have** to buy printer ink, or just keep it lying around the house. They make money off of this and instead sell the printers for hella cheap.

Also, makes you wonder what would happen if oil companies were owned by car companies!