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The oil company, the bank and the car parts company want you to spend even more time commuting by car. (lemmy.ca)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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They are trying hard to make you not notice you're spending a week of your life driving each year.

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[–] [email protected] -4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Lord, all they're saying is, "If have to be on the road anyway, might as well use our gas and get benefits."

OP: How the hell are they trying hard to make you not notice when the hours driven are the central theme of the message?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

Be more constructive next time.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Maybe I'm not expressing myself clearly. They are gamifying it, therefore incentivizing doing it more: earn more points!

[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Let's say I'm spending money on gas in any case. Why not purchase gas where I'll get something extra in returns?

It's like raging against using coupons, or any other incentive. I'm not spending more at Amazon, but when I do, I might as well use my Amazon CC and get a 10% kickback.

And who in their right mind is driving more than they need to in order to realize a paltry percentage gain?! "Man! I just need to put in another 100 miles and I'll get $5 bucks! I got 2-hours to kill!"

Everybody acts like they're being gamed when they offer us small ways to game them. I was installing satellite for a Sikh dude one day. He was schooling me on using his American Airlines CC for free miles. He paid the bill in full, every month, no interest or yearly fees, totally free. Dude flew his family back and forth to India for FREE. Why not? You gotta spend money on goods, right? Might as well get something back if you can.