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Yes, it makes mathematical sense, but it feels bad at a visceral, gut level. From personal experience, when visiting some countries, taxis would quote 2x or 3x
by achille 9y ago
Yes, it makes mathematical sense, but it feels bad at a visceral, gut level. From personal experience, when visiting some countries, taxis would quote 2x or 3x the standard fare just because they saw I was clearly a tourist.
This is essentially the same, except there isn't even an option for haggling.
- golergka 9y ago> it feels bad at a visceral, gut level Using 'visceral, gut level' as a guide for ethics usually leads to ugly consequences.
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- achille 9y agoNot at all. I would argue the opposite. Ignoring it leads to ugly consequences. It's why we got Trump. For a lot of people, the idea of illegal immigrants cutting in line to get to the US, feels unfair and they took the bait. Same thing here. Is it fair for me to get charged more than the next person for the same trip? Everyone understands the feeling of unfairness (even dogs [1]). Humans don't make perfect mathematical choices, which is why the entire field of behavioral economics exists, and it's why Uber will be eventually forced to provide even pricing, whether they like it or not. [1] - http://www.pnas.org/content/106/1/340.full http://www.pnas.org/content/106/1/340.full