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    12212 hours ago

    The entire reason the McDonald’s app exists is so McDonald’s can have variable prices to rip you off based on what they learn about your habits.

    I hardly classify using their services in unintended ways as “stealing”.

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      2210 hours ago

      If tech went down for six months, they’d offer you a discount for hopping on one leg while rubbing your stomach and patting your head.

      Besides data collection, the main purpose is to get more money out of people willing to pay more without missing out on people who won’t pay that much.

      It’s tiered pricing where they’re fine with you selecting a tier, as long as they steer enough to the higher one l.