Comment on Delta moves toward eliminating set prices in favor of AI that determines how much you personally will pay for a ticket

redwattlebird@lemmings.world ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

• jumping_redditor@sh.itjust.works ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  why should they? it’s basically just a worse version of scaling prices by income, something the government loves doing.

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  • Jason2357@lemmy.ca ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    If that’s all it was, it wouldn’t be bad. Unfortunately the reason they want to use ai is because it will be more complicated than that. Think - you need to fly somewhere vs you are thinking of flying somewhere. Data brokers will provide the ai with information about your job, your (and your family’s) health, funerals, etc.

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    • jumping_redditor@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I’m mostly thinking it will end up with delta losing money because people just won’t fly on delta if it costs more

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  • redwattlebird@lemmings.world ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I don’t quite understand if your statement is for or against consumer protections because I can’t fathom being against consumer protections. Could you please clarify?

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    • Itdidnttrickledown@lemmy.world ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I read that as higher prices for poorer people and cheaper prices for the rich.

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      • Lifter@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Higher for the desperate and lower for the casual traveler.

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      • captainlezbian@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        I read it as opposing progressive taxation

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  • eskimofry@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    thats a dishonest argument. One has a money assembly line straight to a billionaire’s house. The other’s assembly line that has a possibility to be used for public good.

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