[dcrazy]

Yes, I think the grandparent post conflates those whale-attractors with typical service industry behaviors toward repeat customers.

[carefulfungi]

High end hospitality is different from exploiting compulsive behaviors of addiction.

Here are some examples:

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2025/feb/...

https://frontofficesports.com/lawsuit-says-draftkings-vip-pr...