@LengAwaits to A Boring Dystopia • 1 month agoConsumer, we have detected that you are above the poverty line. The 99¢ price printed on this Arizona tea can only applies to those below the poverty line. Your total comes to $3.67.imagemessage-square267arrow-up11.39Karrow-down117cross-posted to: housing_bubble_2
arrow-up11.38Karrow-down1imageConsumer, we have detected that you are above the poverty line. The 99¢ price printed on this Arizona tea can only applies to those below the poverty line. Your total comes to $3.67.@LengAwaits to A Boring Dystopia • 1 month agomessage-square267cross-posted to: housing_bubble_2
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink5•1 month agoBecause they can pay 10 million to a consulting firm to develop a customer-profiling model that predicts their income based on the most recent purchases with a 10% margin of error.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•1 month agoSo if someone only buys cheap stuff and not much, they will be considered less wealthy even though they could be a millionaire. I know, I know, statistically it will be alright and that’s what counts in the end from the business perspective.
Because they can pay 10 million to a consulting firm to develop a customer-profiling model that predicts their income based on the most recent purchases with a 10% margin of error.
So if someone only buys cheap stuff and not much, they will be considered less wealthy even though they could be a millionaire.
I know, I know, statistically it will be alright and that’s what counts in the end from the business perspective.