▲ 1383 ▼ Consumer, we have detected that you are above the poverty line. The 99¢ price printed on this Arizona tea can only applies to those below the poverty line. Your total comes to $3.67. (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by LengAwaits@lemmy.world to c/aboringdystopia@lemmy.world 252 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] frankgrimeszz@lemmy.world 95 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) If you’re on the billionaire whitelist, you pay even lower than the people in poverty. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] anachronist@midwest.social 123 points 2 years ago (1 child) Saw an interview with a guy (on Bloomberg actually) who explained that "ability to pay" and "willingness to pay" are two different things and that the pricing system doesn't target people who have a lot of money ("ability to pay") but rather people who have fewer options. Like, if the app knows that you don't have a car and this is the only grocery store you can walk to, you will pay a higher price. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] conditional_soup@lemm.ee 43 points 2 years ago Yikes permalink fedilink source parent
[–] anachronist@midwest.social 123 points 2 years ago (1 child) Saw an interview with a guy (on Bloomberg actually) who explained that "ability to pay" and "willingness to pay" are two different things and that the pricing system doesn't target people who have a lot of money ("ability to pay") but rather people who have fewer options. Like, if the app knows that you don't have a car and this is the only grocery store you can walk to, you will pay a higher price. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] conditional_soup@lemm.ee 43 points 2 years ago Yikes permalink fedilink source parent
