• themeatbridge@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    Cause nobody has any money, and people want to make decisions about paying for stuff based on how much stuff actually costs.

    Like if you went to a bookstore, and the book was $10, and you go to pay, and the store was like "akshually, if you don’t pay $12, the clerk doesn’t get paid, and the clerk is OK with that because maybe you’ll pay $13.

    If the book costs $12, then maybe I’m still interested in that price. But if I expect to pay $10, and then the amount is more, then I’m feeling differently about that delta.