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Re:Unverified vanity URLs and interest tracking catalyze fra... by Sephr on Monday January 08, 2024 @05:39PM (#38919343)
It can also mean more-expensive prices to wealthier people, or lower-quality scam products for people too poor to complain (poverty can significantly decrease one's energy and available free time) once they get them.

The discrimination cuts both ways.

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Re:Unverified vanity URLs and interest tracking catalyze fra... by amadeuspagel on Monday January 08, 2024 @06:38PM (#38920100)
> lower-quality scam products for people too poor to complain

This seems like a contrived example. Wikipedia has a long list of examples of price discrimination, which mostly benefit poor people: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Price_discrimination#Examples

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