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On the other hand, airplane ticketing is also notorious for stuff like overbooking flights with the assumption people won't show up and then in the rare circums
by saghm 5mo ago
On the other hand, airplane ticketing is also notorious for stuff like overbooking flights with the assumption people won't show up and then in the rare circumstances where too many do show up, forcing people to give up their seats (in some cases even by force). I don't disagree with your thinking, but I'm hesitant to consider "what airplane tickets do" a good model for just about anything.
- Barbing 5mo agoConcertgoer Bill of Rights - get bumped? Massive stipend, hotel room, free VIP ticket in future, & transportation+entry to a partner venue in the city with other music. They haven’t all universally built in overbooking as a critical part of their competitive price structure or whatever, and we can stop it before it starts. EU version for flights: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Passengers_Rights_Regulation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Passengers_Rights_Regulati...
- saghm 5mo agoFair enough, I might just be extrapolating from a few of the larger American players in the industry.
- Barbing 5mo agoOh could’ve mentioned we’d have to fight so hard for that hypothetical legislation… your point was totally right
- saghm 5mo agoI still appreciate your point here too though; when I'm concerned about a hypothetical change in a system ending up negative in the long run, failing to account for existing precedents for mitigation is something I want to be corrected on