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yea, and i hate it there too. we’re quickly turning society into a numbers game, making a very low percentage of us rich.
by nikofeyn 9y ago
yea, and i hate it there too. we’re quickly turning society into a numbers game, making a very low percentage of us rich.
- rayiner 9y agoExcept that someone is getting an Uber ride for cheaper than they otherwise would, at the expense of the person who can better afford to pay more.
- gaius 9y agoat the expense of the person who can better afford to pay more But this is a silly argument... if you or I had worked hard for a promotion or a raise only to be no better off because companies try to gouge us, why would we want to play that game? Enriching Uber’s shareholders is not an act of charity.
- rayiner 9y agoI mean, you can say the same thing for progressive taxes. The point is that "gouging" implies something somehow unethical, while price discrimination is at best morally ambiguous because it benefits customers with less means at the expense of customers with more means.
- gaius 9y agoI mean, you can say the same thing for progressive taxes No you can’t, because taxes theoretically at least benefit The People.