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by nradov 552 days ago
First world problems. People who live in NYC should quit expecting government to solve every minor inconvenience for them and just go eat at another restaurant. Lots of good restaurants in NYC, and many don't even require reservations.
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bitwalker 552 days ago
So the NY government shouldn't be trying to solve problems for NY residents? Make it make sense.
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WalterBright 552 days ago
A restaurant has a fixed number of reservations possible. How do you suggest allocating them when demand exceeds supply? One way or another, some will not be able to get a reservation.
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happytoexplain 552 days ago
This seems unrelated. The problem is not lack of supply, which is natural, but rather how the supply is consumed. Similar to scalping.
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WalterBright 552 days ago
Both are inevitable consequences of supply and demand. You cannot repeal the law of supply and demand, this new law will be yet another failure.
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kelseyfrog 551 days ago
This is reductive.

There are many things that are beyond supply and demand: love, sex, children. Why should restaurant reservations be any different?

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WalterBright 551 days ago
> There are many things that are beyond supply and demand: love, sex, children.

Those are most definitely connected to supply and demand.

High status men get high status women, and vice versa. What do you think drives the price of a hoe? And how many children one has is often the result of willingness to pay for them.

> Why should restaurant reservations be any different?

And indeed, they aren't.

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kortilla 550 days ago
> Why should restaurant reservations be any different?

Because they are absolutely constrained by supply. Restaurants have limited space and supplies to cook.

What you are suggesting is prima facie ridiculous. Can you suggest how you could make restaurant supplies unlimited?

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happytoexplain 552 days ago
I'm having trouble understanding where this emotion is coming from. The problem is annoying and unfair, but not the end of the world. Likewise, maybe we'd rather not reach for legislation, but such a small piece of legislation has little negative impact, and is not the end of the world.

Why the insults over this?

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