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Imagine if grocery stores had someone standing at the front asking if you'd like to pay for your groceries or opt-out. Of course most people would opt-out, beca
by senordevnyc 1y ago
Imagine if grocery stores had someone standing at the front asking if you'd like to pay for your groceries or opt-out. Of course most people would opt-out, because that's what's best for them individually. But they probably won't love it when the grocery store closes...
- array_key_first 11mo agoThat's just very obviously not comparable. You don't need to collect obscene amounts of data for any of these businesses, and we know that for a fact because that's how we've done for the majority of human history, including a good chunk of the internet. You do need to sell products at a price that makes up their cost. Once again, I must repeat. Nobody is making whatever evil ass shit we're building illegal. They're not, it's just not happening. What they ARE doing is saying "be honest to consumers about it". You want a free market? Think about what the principles are that make up a free market. Consumer choice, switching cost, informed consent. These are the foundations of a free market. If your high school economics teacher didn't make that clear, then they were a bad teacher. The market works because consumers can figure out what the best product is and choose that, so the best products win. What's the prerequisite to that? Knowing what the product actually is and what you're paying for it.