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Re:New York Restaurants Fight Back Against Reservations by Bots by twelfthnight on Saturday November 11, 2023 @12:41AM (#38227929)
I think the issue is that business surplus concentrates power to a greater degree than consumer surplus. Concentrated power, be it a business, a government, etc is typically bad because it can be used to distort the market in its favor (i.e. corruption). So it makes sense to me why even folks who favor efficient markets don't like business surplus.

In the case of a single restaurant like here, I don't see a huge issue though.

Re:New York Restaurants Fight Back Against Reservations by Bots by satvikpendem on Saturday November 11, 2023 @02:17AM (#38228231)
That assumes a monopoly or oligopoly, which is not implied here at all. If one doesn't like the practices of a restaurant, they can go elsewhere, freely.