A Boring Dystopia

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This was in upliftingnews but imo, they've been overcharging for years and now they're framing this as a feel good story (slrpnk.net)

submitted 3 days ago by ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net to c/aboringdystopia@lemmy.world

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[–] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 5 points 2 days ago (5 children)

Most of the time, you're paying for packaging and shipping of a product

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No.

[–] medgremlin@midwest.social 7 points 2 days ago

There's obviously mark-ups at a stadium. I was offering an explanation for why the water bottle was more than the fountain drink, relatively speaking.

[–] frayedpickles@lemmy.cafe 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I do think if you worked those brain cells an extra 5-10 seconds you would have realized the conversation going on

[–] TheBraveSirRobbin@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

I disagree. I don't think those 5 - 10 seconds would be enough time for those brain cells to spark much of a thought