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Alternative less-clickbaity headline: Alabama incentivizes students to stay at games by offering improved chances of getting playoff tickets. When I first read
by tlrobinson 7y ago
Alternative less-clickbaity headline: Alabama incentivizes students to stay at games by offering improved chances of getting playoff tickets.
When I first read the headline my mind naturally jumped to the most extreme interpretation: Alabama was using some sort of involuntary tracking technology to lower students' GPAs if they don't attend football games. Obviously very far-fetched, but knowing how much Alabama loves their football, not completely implausible.
- klenwell 7y agoThe current NY Times headline (did it change?) doesn't mention penalties but emphasizes the creepy tracking part: Orwellabama? Crimson Tide Track Locations to Keep Students at Games But for that gross invasion of privacy, I'd say this was a pretty clever solution.
- Jach 7y agoIt's not an invasion when you invite it.
- RandomBacon 7y agoNothing ever optional became mandatory.
- diminoten 7y agoMany optional things never become mandatory, stop the slippery slope fallacy...
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- asdff 7y ago"allow location only while using the app" boom.
- im3w1l 7y agoYeah I don't see anything wrong with giving tickets to people who have demonstrated they care the most about football - in principle. But the implementation details are concerning. Will we end up in a state where you "have to" be tracked 24/7 not to miss out on various deals?
- asdff 7y agoPretty great deal to be honest. I went to a huge football school and they had a pure lottery system. Everyone applied, and most people just flipped their ticket for a couple hundred bucks.