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I can’t see the article. It’s behind a … $750 pay wall?
Is he talking about in person shopping or online shopping? Online shopping should be more regulated to avoid gouging via tracking.
In person is this not already covered under the competition act? Like you can’t charge more than what’s advertised?
They change what's advertised to you based on what the algorithm knows about you.
Yes, that’s online shopping in a nutshell. Does not answer any of my questions.
You need an adblocker works fine for me on Firefox with ublock
Why in the world would not be using an ad blocker? I have no understanding of some people
Some of us leave the house. Sometimes we can’t control what device we’re on or how it’s administered 🤷♂️ crazy world right?
You can't control what device you use? What? Are you not allowed to have a phone or something lol
Eh don't worry. When you're old enough you can buy your own phone.
It’s called being at work my guy.
It's called use your own phone. Not rocket science.
Why use a 6" screen when there is a fullsized monitor available? Phones are overgrown toys designed to funnel crap into the eyes of the technologically illiterate.
It seems like the Competition Act was amended to water down the relevant bits in the past. Not sure when. Opening section 50(1) shows it was removed.
In person, the suggestion was banning camera based price changes.
Also the socialism comment was about public grocery stores.
That, I think, is part of the impetus for switching to digital price tags. The tag will literally be able to charge the displyed price depending on who is walking down the aisle. This idea has been patented, and probably not by someone trying to keep anyone from doing it.
The budding companion market is gonna love this!
Rent out a grocery trip with grandpa (fixed income), or maybe John who just got out of county.
??? Profit.
Nope, it's worse. Prices will be raised on people in too tough a spot to go somewhere else. Grandpa and John will pay the increased price because they don't have cars and this store is either the only one close enough to walk to or the near a bus stop within a route or two. If they raise the price on someone with more money, they can probably choose to go somewhere else. Unless all the chains cooperate on individual customer based price fixing I guess. Quick, someone patent that, if it hasn't been already.
Oh. In person gouging can be automated too, now. Seen notes on the systems. If you see anywhere start using e-ink price tags its for this.
So it’s ok to charge more if you look rich? Why eat the rich when you can fleece ‘em?
No,charge more if your ad profile says youre busy/rushed right now, charge more if you cant get to other stores, charge more if you have dietary restrictions...
How is this not against the law already?
@BedSharkPal
Capitalism.
Both the Liberals and Cons are pro-business, and charging more when you can get away with it is a Very Good And Brilliant Business Strategy.
Maximum Efficiency just like we planned.
Liberal my ass, you mean centrist.
Liberals are centrists. Liberalism is not a leftist ideology.
I would really like to see an NDP majority the next time around. The Liberals and Conservatives are two sides of the same pro-business coin. The media which is in that camp and benefit from either being in power do a great job of painting socialism as a scarey bad choice, and this is believed to be true by many of the people who would benefit the most.
The vast majority of the programs that benefit people enlarge, health care, dental care etc. have been achieved by NDP parties pushing for these social values. They are not bad programs, they just cannot be monetized by the elite the way they would like. And taxes are not bad because that’s how these things are paid for, and the people who need the benefit but are least able to pay for it, also pay the least tax.
How is socialism bad?
@scott_anon_21
I would *love* to see an NDP government, either a majority or even in coalition, but I don't see it happening in the foreseeable.
Ontario is too deeply captured by the Lib-Con status quo; we vote Liberal until their corruption breaks everything, then we punish them for a term or two by sitting home and letting the Con voters have it. NDP just aren't a serious consideration here.
Because we dont ever elect left wing parties
True, both Libs and Cons are right leaning currently. We need Avi
Big fan of this guy except for his views on military spending.
I'd still get him elected and lobby the party for doing domestic defence investment. That'd be easier to achieve than getting con or lib gov't to not spend much more money on foreign equipment. We still have not canceled the F35 purchase.
An actual argument for would be haggling and bargaining at places like markets.
But to pretend selective pricing only happens there is wrong.
And the world keeps plunging into a corporate dystopia
"Socialism doesn't work," says man who has never tried socialism. News at 11
Charge conservatives twice as much
Doug Ford wants old people to be ripped off.
"Pentastarm says she will not ban herself from continuing to not vote for Doug Ford. More at 11."
If this were to the south, I would say it was a gambit to, you know, try to keep those types of people away.
Get fucked Clown Ford. Love to see you out of public office.
That’s fine. Start charging corporations hundreds of times what you’d charge a person.
GET THAT PRICK OUT OF OFFICE.
I'm just visiting and curious why you guys keep electing this guy? Isn't he a crack head? You're not supposed to be taking notes from the morons on this side of the border.
You're thinking of Rob Ford, not his brother Doug.
The Fords pioneered the Trump schtick before Trump was ever President. America often tries out their stupid ideas here first.
Ah I see, thanks for explaining :)
his brother was a better person then he was, just because you watch one youtube video about a person doesn't mean you know him.
Absolutely agree there
I guess Canada is not for sale because you found a better deal elsewhere, duggie?