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New paint scheme just in after Delta moves toward eliminating set prices in favor of AI that determines how much you personally will pay for a ticket in a classic price fixing scam (infosec.pub)

submitted 1 week ago by j4k3@lemmy.world to c/aboringdystopia@lemmy.world

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/48123523

https://fortune.com/2025/07/16/delta-moves-toward-eliminating-set-prices-in-favor-of-ai-that-determines-how-much-you-personally-will-pay

Delta has a long-term strategy to boost its profitability by moving away from set fares and toward individualized pricing using AI. The pilot program, which uses AI for 3% of fares, has so far been “amazingly favorable,” the airline said. Privacy advocates fear this will lead to price-gouging, with one consumer advocate comparing the tactic to “hacking our brains.”

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[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Rome wasn't built in a day. Neither was USA's hegemony.

But did Rome fuck itself up the way USA is doing now?

[–] j4k3@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yes. Yes it did. In the age of Caesar. That was when consolidation of wealth destroyed democracy. The prosperity that followed was largely due to the momentum that had developed previously. It was limited by communications in particular. Ultimately the consolidation of wealth lead to all of that wealth abandoning Italy for the Dardanelles in the long run. The wealthy are the biggest traitors.

Exploitation is nominal because of inherited wealth. Inherited wealth is not meritocratic. Business acumen is not hereditary. The grossly incompetent turn to exploitation as their only form of reliable investment. Without a meritorious societal structure in place, stagnation recession and collapse are the future.

[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Nice. I guess it's true what they say about not learning from history.