Discounts aren't generosity: senior deals reframed as price discrimination
binarybits · x · 2026-10-31
A debate on discount pricing: calling senior discounts a 'penalty for people under 65' is dismissed as word games — businesses offer discounts not out of goodwill but because the non-discount group is judged willing or able to pay more. Senior discounts and coupons as textbook price discrimination, with relevance to tiered pricing of AI products.
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