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Re:Devirtualizing Nike.com's Bot Protection (Part 1) by 8note on Saturday January 07, 2023 @02:48PM (#34291889)
> Why does one person have the right to brag about owning a shoe, and not another, who just so happens to be willing to pay a higher price? Why is artificial scarcity acceptable, but creating a functional open market out of that not?

It's a luxury for poor people. Making it a market turns it into a luxury for rich people

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Re:Devirtualizing Nike.com's Bot Protection (Part 1) by benj111 on Sunday January 08, 2023 @04:25AM (#34297477)
1. By definition a luxury is a luxury. You don't need it, so what's the problem?

2. Are you going to get any part of the market to admit to this?

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