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The End of a Fair Price: Dynamic Pricing and the Normalization of Gouging

95 points · 128 comments · paimapi

  1. bix6 · · focus · HN ↗
    At 176 pages I may read it but also I’m already so exhausted by this topic since nothing is changing.
    1. autoexec · · focus · HN ↗
      It is changing. It's accelerating, spreading, and getting worse all the time.
      1. rnd0 · · focus · HN ↗
        In short -we should have our nose rubbed in something we have no ability to control. Cool.

        I'm pretty sure that the pervasiveness and the inability to do anything about it is what the person you're referring to meant by 'exhausting', though I may be projecting what I find exhausting about the topic!

        1. autoexec · · focus · HN ↗
          Don&#x27;t lose all hope. Federally, I wouldn&#x27;t hold my breath, but states and cities are fighting back. California, New York, Connecticut, Georgia, Ohio, Maryland, Illinois, Seattle, New Jersey, have all banned surveillance pricing. Colorado almost did but their governor vetoed it, so hopefully he gets voted out on his ass soon, but there is more push back on this than I expected from both parties. Lots of places still have bills being worked on. <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.icsc.com&#x2F;images&#x2F;made&#x2F;c54c2b3e89d2a51d&#x2F;Pricing-Legislation-Map-July-2026-inline_1840_864.png" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.icsc.com&#x2F;images&#x2F;made&#x2F;c54c2b3e89d2a51d&#x2F;Pricing-Le...
          1. joquarky · · focus · HN ↗
            The CO governor can&#x27;t run again due to term limits, and he has already demonstrated he is willing to sell out the state as he exits.
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