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In the supermarket analogy, it's more like saying you forgot your shoppers card and having the checkout person scan one for you, or using 867-5309 as your phone
by ndriscoll 3y ago
In the supermarket analogy, it's more like saying you forgot your shoppers card and having the checkout person scan one for you, or using 867-5309 as your phone number. And no, it's still not unethical. The unethical actor here is Kroger buying every major grocery chain, and adding 20% to your bill if you don't agree to be tracked. Normal humans in the loop, employees included, will happily support you undermining their system.
- nhinck2 3y agoThat's not what I asked, is it unethical to take the candy?
- ndriscoll 3y agoNo, it isn't. In practice no human will care whether you push the button. The social understanding is that it's fine to just take the free candy. In fact, the employees probably don't want to hear the ad again, so it is an ethical imperative to not push the button and subject them to that.
- kirenida 3y agoThere is probably some human who sold the ad space to somebody, and who is monitoring how many button presses there are. And they will probably put pressure on the supermarket to make sure customers are reminded that they have to push the button if they want candy. Sure, the employees are probably sick of the ad, but the people who don't have to hear the ad don't care about them :)