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Yes, some things have such a low marginal price that metering is pointless, for example unlimited coffee refills at a restaurant. That doesn't mean it's free,
by 08-15 7y ago
Yes, some things have such a low marginal price that metering is pointless, for example unlimited coffee refills at a restaurant. That doesn't mean it's free, you still have to pay for the cup. And that was Rod Adams' take on electricity, too, more than a decade ago:
https://atomicinsights.com/too-cheap-meter-its-now-true/ https://atomicinsights.com/too-cheap-meter-its-now-true/
- ghaff 7y ago>pointless, for example unlimited coffee refills at a restaurant Low marginal cost of drip coffee certainly enables restaurants to offer "unlimited" drip coffee refills. (Quotes because you might get a nudge to buy something else or leave if you hang around all day.) But deciding to do so is driven to a considerable degree by the prevailing customs/practices. You at least partly get free coffee and soda refills because customers generally expect them in the US.
- JetSpiegel 7y ago> get free (...) soda refills because customers generally expect them in the US. And on most Burger Kings, at least in some European capitals.
- ip26 7y agoThere's definitely an upper limit to the coffee you can drink in one sitting, while the amount of water, data, or electricity you can use is astronomical (I won't say "unlimited", your mains hookups do limit you)