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A fancy credit card is becoming the only way to get a restaurant reservation

• LorenDB 2y ago
  https://archive.md/rhEXY https://archive.md/rhEXY
• deleted 2y ago
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• TacticalCoder 2y ago
  > Rum is infused with rose petals, ginger, and a smattering of other Indian spices and then mixed with orange juice and whole milk. The dairy curdles and is strained out drip-by-drip until the final clarified liquid is as clear as glass—a recipe that took two months to develop and requires 36 hours of preparation. Oh, no. It's so unjust it's hard to get a reservation there! This post has serious American psycho vibes: "Hey Paul! Try Getting A Reservation At Dorsia Now!" Where Dorsia symbolizes the obsession with status and elitism.
  • fortran77 2y ago
    > Where Dorsia symbolizes the obsession with status and elitism. Well, you were interested enough to read the article.
    • bravetraveler 2y ago
      Not all who watch a trainwreck are enthusiasts edit: my phone capitalized trainwreck, is that a proper noun? I'm sleepy and all of the personalization stuff should be disabled on my keyboard...
      • Terr_ 2y ago
        There was an odd period where my Android phone (default keyboard "Gboard") kept wanting to capitalize "Target", which is a a retail outlet I do not search for nor visit. It felt like a little whiff of comedic corporatist dystopia.
• Terr_ 2y ago
  > Resy, which is owned by American Express, keeps certain tables open for the Platinum crowd, and leapfrogs such cardholders to the front of waiting lists. The cynical framing that comes to mind is "Anti-competitive practices via vertical integration."