oliversampson , to random
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@pluralistic delivers the goods again pulling , , , , , , and together into the best description I've seen of how monopolies are fucking each and every one of us. Every. Single. Day.

With a word to the wise:
"any time a company gives you a hard-sell to order via its apps rather than its storefronts or its website, you should assume you're getting twiddled, hard."

https://pluralistic.net/2024/06/05/your-price-named/

hyakinthos ,

@oliversampson @pluralistic It’s also worth noting ’s use of :

https://web.archive.org/web/20240601161454/https://robindev.substack.com/p/cloudflare-took-down-our-website

was also caught CDs and DVDs:

https://web.archive.org/web/20210129175046/www.consumerreports.org/car-insurance/why-you-may-be-paying-too-much-for-your-car-insurance

That’s a good read because it also goes into how insurance companies profile consumers on their likeliness to shop out insurance. The less likely, the higher your insurance premium will be.

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