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by wild_preference 2767 days ago
Well, since subsidized pricing depends on you giving real information, then you make things worse for everyone else.

If you can only enjoy something (like a lower price while giving fake information) because everyone else doesn't, then it's usually a hint that your position isn't so defendable.

Like how the only reason the guy on the bus can enjoy his music without headphones is because everyone is courteously using headphones. I mean, sure, he doesn't care. "I'll never see these people again, why would I care?" But it's weak justification for taking advantage of a situation and I think we can do better as a society.

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> subsidized pricing depends on you giving real information

I would love to see how you arrived that conclusion.