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Re:If AI chatbots are the future, I hate it by KptMarchewa on Thursday July 11, 2024 @09:44AM (#40936751)
It obviously depends on the category of the "thing" we're talking about - and you can only compare it ceteris paribus with other things.

>But at the same time, the $300 seats at the theatre and the $40 seats get exactly the same treatment from the ushers. The premium airlines lose bags just as often as the economy airlines - maybe moreso, with their large highly automated hub airports.

But the premium seats at the airplane have better treatment than economy ones.

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Re:If AI chatbots are the future, I hate it by michaelt on Thursday July 11, 2024 @10:11AM (#40937037)
If you buy a premium seat with free food and lounge access, you'll get free food and lounge access, yes. As I mentioned, it is often the case that you can pay more and get better service in that sense.

But when something goes wrong - like they lose your bag - you'll find the customer service is pretty much the same. Possibly there's an ultra-ultra-premium tier where things are different?

The real way money makes travel easier, in my experience, isn't that you can buy flights where they don't lose your bags - it's that a few hundred bucks to replace some lost clothes is a trivial matter.

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