Iron Lynx

AI will not replace software engineers, exhibit fuck knows how many.

NGL, Orphaniser or Orphanizer sounds like one hell of a metal band name

I’m assuming the Lemmy system is Bobby Tables proof here 😅

And no mention of ordering ; DROP TABLE orders;-- beers?

Which happens how often exactly? And if the seller is not required to display the price, knowing that he has every reason to charge as high a price as he can get away with, what is a reason in the vast majority of transactions that he might be inclined to charge any less than that maximum?

Your entire argument is based on an edge case. And if regulations have to be created, I’m calling for the European model. No questions, no conditions, you are listing the price.

I have never seen any complain about getting additional discounts at checkout.

That is a very edge case scenario that, to be honest, I find improbable. What incentive does a seller have to charge less? Especially if they are not required to tell you what they’re charging? It’s in a seller’s interest to try to get as much money from their customers as possible, and if they hide the price until they inform the buyer at the moment of purchase, that gives them all the power to charge as much as they can get away with.

Again, that would not sail in the EU. As a seller, you must list your price up front.

Plus, again, it makes comparison at a glance impossible. It’s a hassle to take multiple items with unlisted prices and compare their qualities for cost-effecticeness if you don’t see the price, and have to add items to cart before making any assessments.

Your comment reads like false exclusivity. Go after unlisted prices or convenience fees and surcharges? How about we go after both?

Except now the consumer has no reference for the price, which is illegal in most if not all EU member states. Not to forget that now the seller can hide the prices of products and make it impossible for a consumer to make an informed purchase. If any store, physical or otherwise, were to pull a stunt like this to me (EU as well), they’ll be talking to a regulator.