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Better check the baggage fees before you make an offer like that.

by ohnei 5mo ago

tracerbulletx 5mo ago
They subsidized cheap prices with market segmentation. This is not the dunk everyone thinks it is. Some who needed it could fly for dirt cheap prices, subsidized by people who needed the add ons and were less price sensitive. Now they just, what? Have no option that's that cheap. Hooray I guess?
- renticulous 5mo ago
  We need functioning poverty where people can still get by even if they fall below a certain threshold, they have a recourse to getup and live without being treated like animals. Around The World with Louis C.K. | Jim Norton Can't Save You EP 68 https://youtu.be/z0cypFadE3k?t=2394 https://youtu.be/z0cypFadE3k?t=2394 In a podcast, Louis C.K. has remarked on his observations of "functioning poverty" during his travels in India, contrasting it with the homelessness and societal dysfunction he sees in New York City.
  - timoshishi 5mo ago
    His idea of functioning poverty in that video seems to involve shanty towns and more "side hustles" for the poor. His heart may be in the right place but he may be too rich for this conversation. He comes off as more than a little bit out of touch here
    - renticulous 5mo ago
      Are you saying observation about a situation requires a privileged or non privileged position?
      - timoshishi 5mo ago
        Not at all, I'm just saying he has a shitty position
        renticulous 5mo ago
        What can be asserted by a comment, can also be rejected by a comment.
  - setr 5mo ago
    Oh neat; I’ve been calling it the “economy of the poor” since I can’t find any proper conversation on it. This is the first time I’ve seen someone bring it up But I think the notable aspect is not that they have recourse, it’s that the economics properly scales down. Can’t afford 20 cigarettes? An Indian shop will sell you 10. Can’t afford 10? They’ll sell you 1. Can’t afford 1? They’ll sell you half a cigarette. Can’t afford clean water? They’ll sell you mildly dirty water. Can’t afford mildly dirty water? They’ll sell you dirty water. Can’t afford a modern, well built, safe car? How about one with 3 wheels? No doors? No AC? 10 MPG? The crumpling structure of a tin can? An engine with less HP than a lawnmower? In the US, there’s an arbitrary cutoff where you simply aren't allowed to be sold goods and services by anyone in normal society. It’s not about giving recourse; it’s about not actively trying to ostracize them as a separate class of humanity. You have to actively work to stop “functional poverty” from existing. In any normal setup, it’s just more of the same economy as otherwise.
- TitaRusell 5mo ago
  Dutch frugality means booking the cheapest flight to your 4 star resort. It is a badge of honour.
  - nickserv 5mo ago
    Isn't the 4 star resort also usually in a country that has at least 50 to 1 difference in purchasing power?
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Better check the baggage fees before you make an offer like that.

by ohnei 5mo ago

Better check the baggage fees before you make an offer like that.

They subsidized cheap prices with market segmentation. This is not the dunk everyone thinks it is. Some who needed it could fly for dirt cheap prices, subsidized by people who needed the add ons and were less price sensitive. Now they just, what? Have no option that's that cheap. Hooray I guess?

renticulous 5mo ago
We need functioning poverty where people can still get by even if they fall below a certain threshold, they have a recourse to getup and live without being treated like animals. Around The World with Louis C.K. | Jim Norton Can't Save You EP 68 https://youtu.be/z0cypFadE3k?t=2394 https://youtu.be/z0cypFadE3k?t=2394 In a podcast, Louis C.K. has remarked on his observations of "functioning poverty" during his travels in India, contrasting it with the homelessness and societal dysfunction he sees in New York City.
- timoshishi 5mo ago
  His idea of functioning poverty in that video seems to involve shanty towns and more "side hustles" for the poor. His heart may be in the right place but he may be too rich for this conversation. He comes off as more than a little bit out of touch here
  - renticulous 5mo ago
    Are you saying observation about a situation requires a privileged or non privileged position?
    - timoshishi 5mo ago
      Not at all, I'm just saying he has a shitty position
      - renticulous 5mo ago
        What can be asserted by a comment, can also be rejected by a comment.
- setr 5mo ago
  Oh neat; I’ve been calling it the “economy of the poor” since I can’t find any proper conversation on it. This is the first time I’ve seen someone bring it up But I think the notable aspect is not that they have recourse, it’s that the economics properly scales down. Can’t afford 20 cigarettes? An Indian shop will sell you 10. Can’t afford 10? They’ll sell you 1. Can’t afford 1? They’ll sell you half a cigarette. Can’t afford clean water? They’ll sell you mildly dirty water. Can’t afford mildly dirty water? They’ll sell you dirty water. Can’t afford a modern, well built, safe car? How about one with 3 wheels? No doors? No AC? 10 MPG? The crumpling structure of a tin can? An engine with less HP than a lawnmower? In the US, there’s an arbitrary cutoff where you simply aren't allowed to be sold goods and services by anyone in normal society. It’s not about giving recourse; it’s about not actively trying to ostracize them as a separate class of humanity. You have to actively work to stop “functional poverty” from existing. In any normal setup, it’s just more of the same economy as otherwise.
TitaRusell 5mo ago
Dutch frugality means booking the cheapest flight to your 4 star resort. It is a badge of honour.
- nickserv 5mo ago
  Isn't the 4 star resort also usually in a country that has at least 50 to 1 difference in purchasing power?

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