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At the same time, in this hypothetical scenario, you're choosing not to do business with me. It's always going to be a two-way street. Supply and demand are bot

by uoaei 3y ago

At the same time, in this hypothetical scenario, you're choosing not to do business with me. It's always going to be a two-way street. Supply and demand are both equal partners in transactional economies.

scarface_74 3y ago
Isn't that what I just said? If I open Scarface's Pork and Spirits, I'm choosing not to do business with observant Muslims. We are both making choices using our free will.
- uoaei 3y ago
  Indeed if you reread your own comments, that's not what you said. You're attempting to put the onus solely on the consumer.
  - scarface_74 3y ago
    In either case, I chose to make business decisions that are good for the target demographic that I want to go after. Do you also complain that there isn’t a number that you can call to get an Uber ride and you have to have a cell phone? Or that you can’t call Amazon to place an order like you could when they first came online in the 90s when people were afraid to pay over the web? If either company misses out on few Luddites on HN wearing tin foil hats, their business will go on fine.
    - uoaei 3y ago
      Attempting to retcon your arguments when your previous comments are in plain view is brazen, and essentially bullshitting to avoid admitting any kind of incoherence or mistake on your part. But keep going off, I guess.
      - scarface_74 3y ago
        What have I said any different in this entire thread? Both the business and the consumer are free agents. The business gets to decide how they want to conduct their business and the consumer gets to decide if that’s acceptable. Have you ever thought that you might just not have been able to comprehend that argument? You said “consequences for me but not for thee”. We both “suffer” from the consequences of our actions. I lose business from people who don’t want to use a phone and you lose the chance to get a good or service you want

by uoaei 3y ago

scarface_74 3y ago

Isn't that what I just said? If I open Scarface's Pork and Spirits, I'm choosing not to do business with observant Muslims. We are both making choices using our free will.

uoaei 3y ago
Indeed if you reread your own comments, that's not what you said. You're attempting to put the onus solely on the consumer.
- scarface_74 3y ago
  In either case, I chose to make business decisions that are good for the target demographic that I want to go after. Do you also complain that there isn’t a number that you can call to get an Uber ride and you have to have a cell phone? Or that you can’t call Amazon to place an order like you could when they first came online in the 90s when people were afraid to pay over the web? If either company misses out on few Luddites on HN wearing tin foil hats, their business will go on fine.
  - uoaei 3y ago
    Attempting to retcon your arguments when your previous comments are in plain view is brazen, and essentially bullshitting to avoid admitting any kind of incoherence or mistake on your part. But keep going off, I guess.
    - scarface_74 3y ago
      What have I said any different in this entire thread? Both the business and the consumer are free agents. The business gets to decide how they want to conduct their business and the consumer gets to decide if that’s acceptable. Have you ever thought that you might just not have been able to comprehend that argument? You said “consequences for me but not for thee”. We both “suffer” from the consequences of our actions. I lose business from people who don’t want to use a phone and you lose the chance to get a good or service you want