• MrFappy@lemmy.world
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            7 days ago

            What if I think it’d be cool to have a supercar, but the only thing holding me back is the money, but I’m not a dick? I just think they’re neat, but in the event that I’d have enough to afford one, I’d probably still go with something practical. I’ll never have that kind of money anyway, so this is all purely hypothetical.

      • qarbone@lemmy.world
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        13 days ago

        What the hell kinda fourth-level, back-alley reasoning went into this?

        Is it because the only people that can afford supercars are rich (i.e. “dicks”)? Or are you saying anyone who likes supercars is a dick?

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                13 days ago

                If my not understanding and calling out the opaque calculations that turn “someone liking cool, fast machines” into a “dick” makes me a dick, then sure. Whatever.

                I also don’t see how asking about one person’s rationale equates to “defending” another different group of people. But I guess questioning this rationale will make me a double-dick.

                If you give me two more questionable statements, I can try to get the echidna before I get bored of this.

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      13 days ago

      Yeah honestly I wish more products had laws like this. Or, actually, the rule should be you can’t sell it at a higher price within a certain time frame, because that’s a better indicator of scalping.

      I’ve been wanting to buy one of the B580 GPU’s intel released, but as soon as there’s stock it immediately gets bought out and resold on amazon at a 150$ markup. I can’t think of any other rule that would effectively stop this behavior.