this post was submitted on 20 Jul 2024
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Retailers have figured out how to set prices based on your age, mood, and sexual orientation

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[–] [email protected] 63 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I still remember the low-grade shock I felt a decade ago when I learned that price discrimination is often perfectly legal in the United States. In law school, my antitrust professor introduced us to the obscure Depression-era Robinson-Patman Antidiscrimination Act by quickly highlighting that this law very much failed to live up to its title. Under the long-standing law, companies can face ruinous penalties for price discrimination only if they're discriminating against other businesses.

That's so American.

[–] DekesEnormous 29 points 2 months ago (3 children)

So everyone should open their own LLC. and file price discrimination suits, right?

I fucking hate it here.

[–] Sanctus 14 points 2 months ago

Unironically yes. People have less rights than businesses here.

[–] Alexstarfire 5 points 2 months ago

Don't give sovcits any ammo.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

Isn't that what sovereign citizens believe already happened?

[–] [email protected] 33 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Including news I suppose. Paywall.

[–] Zachariah 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yes, that’s one more way.

[–] half_built_pyramids 3 points 2 months ago

I've never paid for wapo, ama

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

Not all heroes wear capes! Well maybe you do, but even if you don’t, thank you!

[–] satanmat 9 points 2 months ago

I remember discussing this in business school in the 90s. Airlines mostly have it working; you can see it from time to time on Amazon…. But use my sweet summer children; this is what every industry would kill to have

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

This is a great reason to smudge your digital fingerprint.

I'm pretty confident my paid VPN pays for itself every month in my not being over charged quite as badly.

[–] JiveTurkey 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

How exactly would a VPN prevent this? It doesn't make you anonymous.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

How exactly would a VPN prevent this?

VPN masks your IP of origin.

You need to block cookies and use private browsing, by default, as well.

Also, sacrifice two chickens under a full moon, ever fortnight. Though I'm not convinced that's not just something Doug is into, now that I think about it.

It doesn't make you anonymous.

The chicken thing does. At least, it certainly works for Doug.

[–] doughless 3 points 2 months ago

You called?