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by boxspam 2894 days ago
This is what scares me about these stories. First kill any competition (go in debt if you need to) to become a giant. Then start enforcing (sometimes arbitrary or politicized) rules to the detriment of some customers who now have nowhere else to go.

Uber with surge pricing and this MomCorp weed ban (Uber drove the taxi's out of your neighborhood first, so now you have to pay for surges). "Sorry sir, I won't pick you up and drive you home, even though you are drunk, and unable to drive, because I only pick up people with a 3.7 rating or higher."

Netflix for entertainment (you rely on it so much for entertainment that you simply don't see a movie if it is not on there).

AirBnB refusing hosts to host you, if they suspected you came to Charlottesville to protest/march for your beliefs (that are counter to AirBnB's beliefs). Not saying that those protesters are not scummy or that AirBnB does not have the right, but look at the future where AirBnB owns 90%+ of accommodations. Can you imagine a hotel chain acting like this? "Sir, we saw you say on Twitter that you came here to protest. The management has decided you can't sleep here. The next competitor is 50 miles that-ah way. Good luck!".