We tried the Domino’s app once, because they had a ‘half off’ deal for a medium pizza if we used the app. Oh boy that was a load of shit, by the time we got there, they doubled the original price just because we used the app, then gave us half off the doubled price.
So it was basically a scam where they got our information, and we still ended up paying full price. SCREW THAT!
That is the plan. Imagine an app that can provide personalized pricing to extract just less than the amount that would cause you to go elsewhere?
It knows when you get paid and can splurge. It knows when you are drunk or high and have less self control. It’s the digital pricing tags at the grocery store, but personalized to you (and not with your best interests in mind).
The current generation is now showerthoughting the same thing people used to say about credit cards.
The difference is when credit cards were introduced their business model was charging customers interest and businesses fees.
Now the business model is making customer profiles to sell to advertisers, insurance companies and anyone else who is willing to buy the data. I don’t want every business I use to be collecting all this information.
Err, credit card companies have been doing this for decades
Credit card companies know where you are spending your money, but not what you are buying.
They have been selling your data but it’s less valuable in the world of store apps and online stores where every search and purchase is linked to your email. Still worth opting out of any “data sharing” options your Credit Card company has though.
After a certain point, wouldn’t a company have all the relevant information for a set of people? What happens then?
It’s not “a set of people” anymore it’s you, and there is always more data.
Buy some doughnuts for the office… your health insurance just went up.
You buy a new car which has fancy connected features, but now it sells your driving safety score to your car insurance company.
Buy a vegan ready meal, both vegan food companies and the meat industry compete for your business, you might get a few discounts, but your free will is being influenced.
I highly doubt it will become a mark of the beast. Just generally annoying
Can someone explain the “Mark of the Beast” thing?
It seems commonly mentioned by US posters, but I’m not from the US and have no context. I know it’s a Bible thing, but I’m always seeing it on posts that have nothing to do with religion, like this one, and I’m lost on what it could mean here.
I remember a religious girlfriend going on about that with bonus cards and Facebook and whatnot.
Nothing new…
The mark of the beast was fiat money and we’ve been using it for a while.
