LengAwaits@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world · 5 months agoConsumer, we have detected that you are above the poverty line. The 99¢ price printed on this Arizona tea can only applies to those below the poverty line. Your total comes to $3.67.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square260fedilinkarrow-up11.4Karrow-down117
arrow-up11.38Karrow-down1imageConsumer, we have detected that you are above the poverty line. The 99¢ price printed on this Arizona tea can only applies to those below the poverty line. Your total comes to $3.67.lemmy.worldLengAwaits@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world · 5 months agomessage-square260fedilink
minus-squarevolodya_ilich@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·5 months agoBecause they can pay 10 million to a consulting firm to develop a customer-profiling model that predicts their income based on the most recent purchases with a 10% margin of error.
minus-squareZacryon@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 months agoSo if someone only buys cheap stuff and not much, they will be considered less wealthy even though they could be a millionaire. I know, I know, statistically it will be alright and that’s what counts in the end from the business perspective.
Because they can pay 10 million to a consulting firm to develop a customer-profiling model that predicts their income based on the most recent purchases with a 10% margin of error.
So if someone only buys cheap stuff and not much, they will be considered less wealthy even though they could be a millionaire.
I know, I know, statistically it will be alright and that’s what counts in the end from the business perspective.