Re:Google Declaring War on the Web
by lelanthran on Thursday May 21, 2026 @05:07AM
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> They would be paid a different amount if the quality of their product was attributable by the customer to the specific producer.
You are proposing a hypothetical; that is not what is currently happening.
Re:Google Declaring War on the Web
by AnthonyMouse on Thursday May 21, 2026 @05:44PM
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The thing that isn't currently happening is the stores attributing the source of their produce. It's obviously not a hypothetical that customers have preferences between different sources when they're actually provided with that information, or those preferences affect the sales of each supplier.
Re:Google Declaring War on the Web
by lelanthran on Friday May 22, 2026 @10:24AM
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> It's obviously not a hypothetical that customers have preferences between different sources when they're actually provided with that information, or those preferences affect the sales of each supplier.
I suppose we have to agree to disagree: I see no evidence of the specific claim of yours that customers have a preference for specific individuals picking fruit (or whatever).
A specific brand? Sure. A specific niche (free-range, whatever), sure. A specific individuals labour? Yeah, I'd need to see some evidence for that!
No, it currently is relevant to their pay. They would be paid a different amount if the quality of their product was attributable by the customer to the specific producer. It affects how many customers/sales they get.
> You appear to agree that the labour supplier in this specific case wants attribution, and yet you are arguing that they should not get it?
But how is that any different than any other case? If the farmer wants attribution, that doesn't mean Walmart is giving it to them.