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I predict that everybody will start paying $4M to "skip the line" and then the line will be as long as it ever was _but_ it will cost an extra $4M to get throug
by commandlinefan 3y ago
I predict that everybody will start paying $4M to "skip the line" and then the line will be as long as it ever was _but_ it will cost an extra $4M to get through it. Just like when we started paying for TV to avoid commercials and then they slowly started putting commercials into the TV we were paying for.
- TylerE 3y agoAt some point an equilibrium will be reached, where ships that don’t want to pay and/or wait just go the long way around Tierra del Fuego. That’s already what the giant ships (like aircraft carriers) that don’t fit do.
- p1mrx 3y agoThat's how supply and demand are supposed to work. Eventually Panama should use the extra money to upgrade capacity, so they can make even more money.
- keypusher 3y agoThat’s not how it works. As mentioned in the article, this limited privilege is auctioned off to the highest bidder.
- fuzzfactor 3y agoExactly, IOW ticket scalping those rare VIP experiences.