when that's working there's no reason they couldn't do surge pricing. an infrastructure existing with only the prospect of modifying their pricing algorithms & updating it more frequently to enchance profitability.

you can't squeeze blood from a fucking stone

you can bleed an awful lot from monopolized essential goods

[–] FourteenEyes@hexbear.net 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

You can't make a profit from people who have no money to spend

[–] Dolores@hexbear.net 13 points 1 year ago

this is just a basic contradiction of capital, obviously its true in the long term but capitalists will always pursue the road of maximum profit to the ends of a common ruin of the classes. they're going to do surge pricing and all manner of new horrors if not restrained by a state or overthrown

[–] DragonBallZinn@hexbear.net 9 points 1 year ago

porky-happy : “Is that a challenge?”

[–] MayoPete@hexbear.net 7 points 1 year ago

A whole lot more people will learn to sail the high Seas 🏴‍☠️