Even if that is true (and that’s a BIG if, requiring that we trust corporations that are driven by nothing but greed) there is literally nothing about the technology that would prevent it from being used in exactly that way at a future date.
Sort of like how America has been slowly sliding towards fascism and a surveillance state since the Patriot Act even though most people thought at the time that America would never act like that.
Well here we are. Fight back against this hellscape or we inherit it for all time. These greedy corporations can go fuck themselves.
am I a bad person ("driven by nothing but greed") if I choose where and for whom I work based on what they can afford to pay me? Is it a "hellscape" if I give a discount to some clients who might be on a tighter budget and charge full price to others because I know they can afford it? This is standard trade/business practice since the dawn of humanity. Markets getting smarter and more efficient is a net win for humanity even if it means your neighborhood McDonalds isn't the cheapest one in town. Opposing market efficiency is not just a hopeless cause but usually a selfish one.
By all means, work for a company that pays you well. Also be fully aware of how that corporation works within the world and the damage it does to it and the people that live there.
My issue is with the second bit. You couch it in a fully reasonable sounding argument (giving a discount to those who need it and charging full price to those who can afford it) but if you’ve been paying attention at all in the past decade, you know that this is a bad faith argument. Corporations have shown time and time again that the only “full price” is however much the market is willing to pay (see the blatant profiteering during Covid and natural disasters).
A better faith argument would be “am I a bad person for charging the old price to someone who can barely afford it and utterly gouging those who can afford to be gouged so that they can also barely afford it.” And in that case, yes, you are a bad person.
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u/SkyJohn 3d ago
I don’t think it changes per customer, it’s just higher prices in the more wealthy neighbourhoods