▲ 1050 ▼ Burgernomics Δ (sh.itjust.works) submitted 2 years ago by brbposting@sh.itjust.works to c/memes@lemmy.world 97 comments fedilink hide all child comments alt-text: Woman ordering food (photo): “I would like to buy a hamburger for the same price that it was 2 hours ago.” Cashier (sketched): “Sir, this is a Wendy's”
[–] jws_shadotak@sh.itjust.works 39 points 2 years ago (3 children) They announced they will be switching to surge pricing. If there are a lot of people trying to get burgers, they'll increase the price of burgers. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 55 points 2 years ago (1 child) But will the employees see surge pay for handling so many customers at once? LOL! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago No, but the floggings will increase. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (1 child) Fucking LOL. When are we going to start rioting against all this bullshit? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] GreyDawn@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Rioting won't work, you talk with your money. The only thing capitalism cares about is your labor and consumption....that's it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Agent641@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago* (1 child) My money said "string them up from the streetlamps" so I guess we doing that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Mrderisant@midwest.social 4 points 2 years ago Narrator: they didn't permalink fedilink source parent [–] Rodeo@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Let's put "surge pricing" in quotes to make it clear that it's some bullshit they just made up. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] RagingRobot@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Back in my day we called it price gauging. Not sure what this surge price bullshit is. They are trying to steal my nostalgic feeling for surge to make it ok? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] fishbone@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Ah, Surge... Wasn't surge basically the diesel version of mountain dew? I vaguely remember trying it once and not caring for it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 55 points 2 years ago (1 child) But will the employees see surge pay for handling so many customers at once? LOL! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago No, but the floggings will increase. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago No, but the floggings will increase. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (1 child) Fucking LOL. When are we going to start rioting against all this bullshit? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] GreyDawn@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Rioting won't work, you talk with your money. The only thing capitalism cares about is your labor and consumption....that's it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Agent641@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago* (1 child) My money said "string them up from the streetlamps" so I guess we doing that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Mrderisant@midwest.social 4 points 2 years ago Narrator: they didn't permalink fedilink source parent
[–] GreyDawn@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Rioting won't work, you talk with your money. The only thing capitalism cares about is your labor and consumption....that's it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Agent641@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago* (1 child) My money said "string them up from the streetlamps" so I guess we doing that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Mrderisant@midwest.social 4 points 2 years ago Narrator: they didn't permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago* (1 child) My money said "string them up from the streetlamps" so I guess we doing that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Mrderisant@midwest.social 4 points 2 years ago Narrator: they didn't permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Mrderisant@midwest.social 4 points 2 years ago Narrator: they didn't permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Rodeo@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Let's put "surge pricing" in quotes to make it clear that it's some bullshit they just made up. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] RagingRobot@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Back in my day we called it price gauging. Not sure what this surge price bullshit is. They are trying to steal my nostalgic feeling for surge to make it ok? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] fishbone@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Ah, Surge... Wasn't surge basically the diesel version of mountain dew? I vaguely remember trying it once and not caring for it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RagingRobot@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Back in my day we called it price gauging. Not sure what this surge price bullshit is. They are trying to steal my nostalgic feeling for surge to make it ok? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] fishbone@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Ah, Surge... Wasn't surge basically the diesel version of mountain dew? I vaguely remember trying it once and not caring for it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] fishbone@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Ah, Surge... Wasn't surge basically the diesel version of mountain dew? I vaguely remember trying it once and not caring for it. permalink fedilink source parent
