No Cash Needed at This Cafe: Students Pay the Tab with Their Personal Data

Re:No Cash Needed at This Cafe: Students Pay the Tab with Th... by josephpmay on Saturday September 29, 2018 @09:38PM (#18104015)

This is literally Ad Buddies in the TV show Maniac.

I’d probably do it. They’re open about what data they collect and what they use it for, which is better than many of the websites I use

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Re:No Cash Needed at This Cafe: Students Pay the Tab with Th... by satori99 on Saturday September 29, 2018 @10:41PM (#18104166)

That was my first thought also...

"We have specially trained staff members who give students additional information about our sponsors while they enjoy their coffee."

What's not to enjoy about a fresh cup of coffee, payed for by a stranger who has special training in reading ads at you? Specifically at you.

I wonder if the customers<?> are allowed to not pay attention? or give incorrect information?

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Re:No Cash Needed at This Cafe: Students Pay the Tab with Th... by Fellshard on Sunday September 30, 2018 @01:49AM (#18104662)

Frankly, I'd be pulled out of the experience because of just how meta it is. It would be like holding up a mirror at you, causing you to evaluate why they choose to advertise to you _like that_, and which products it targets you with.

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Re:No Cash Needed at This Cafe: Students Pay the Tab with Th... by jypepin on Sunday September 30, 2018 @03:25AM (#18105006)

My thoughts also. This just makes me sad to see our world going so close to all the post apocalyptic worlds we're used to see in Sci Fi.

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Re:No Cash Needed at This Cafe: Students Pay the Tab with Th... by wild_preference on Sunday September 30, 2018 @10:26AM (#18106281)

Doesn’t seem that sad. In uni, I had attention to spare but no funds. Why is it so sad that one can deliberately trade that asset for coffee? And why is it so much better to transmute time into an intermediate asset first before trading it for coffee?

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Re:No Cash Needed at This Cafe: Students Pay the Tab with Th... by jypepin on Monday October 01, 2018 @08:43AM (#18112039)

it's sad that we are getting towards a world where hyper consumption becomes such a focus and so important that advertising is able to get budgets that can support this kind of ads.

The fact that you had attention to spare while in uni can also be seen as a loss (not a personal attack to you). But if you are in uni and don't have anything better to do but to listen to someone reading you ads, then, in my opinion, it's sad (again no attack against you).

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Re:No Cash Needed at This Cafe: Students Pay the Tab with Th... by GW150914 on Sunday September 30, 2018 @11:35AM (#18106589)

It’s sad that you can’t opt out and just pay for coffee. If it were just an option it would be fine, but this is the only way.

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Re:No Cash Needed at This Cafe: Students Pay the Tab with Th... by sbenji on Sunday September 30, 2018 @12:28PM (#18106830)

You can always just go to another coffee shop. It is not like this is the only coffee shop. I would have definitely participated when I was in school. Seems like a good service considering it could help you find a job after college.

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Re:No Cash Needed at This Cafe: Students Pay the Tab with Th... by Nerdfest on Sunday September 30, 2018 @01:35PM (#18107208)

Much like you you could go to some social network other than Facebook. You can but it's inconvenient.

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Re:No Cash Needed at This Cafe: Students Pay the Tab with Th... by stringyham on Monday October 01, 2018 @04:22AM (#18110853)

It's inconvenient to use something other than Facebook because all your friends/family are on it.

Coffee is just coffee...

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