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minus-squareVoroxpete@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·3 days agoSure, but the point is that they’re not a good example of “rent seeking”, which is specifically where companies require things that used to be included in a fixed cost and break it out as a separate payment, at no benefit to the user.
Sure, but the point is that they’re not a good example of “rent seeking”, which is specifically where companies require things that used to be included in a fixed cost and break it out as a separate payment, at no benefit to the user.