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The rent is too damn algorithmic — DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb is investigating RealPage, a company that helps landlords set rent prices, for potential antitrust violations (washingtoncitypaper.com)
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The rent is too damn algorithmic — DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb is investigating RealPage, a company that helps landlords set rent prices, for potential antitrust violations::Attorney General Brian Schwalb is investigating RealPage, a company that helps landlords set rent prices, for potential antitrust violations.

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[–] Pika@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

that's gonna been with paper-based as well but yeah I can totally see it happening

[–] deweydecibel@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

With paper based, they're paying employees to go around and alter the prices, which is too expensive and time consuming.

Digital price tags can be changed on the fly, at once, potentially even automatically.

[–] agent_flounder@lemmy.one 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Uh not instantly. Not storewide in a moment. Make it networked and you can change prices per customer as they walk each aisle.

[–] phx@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

And that's my point. The digital tags are already being setup that they can adjust within under a minute. People get off work at 4-5pm, better jack up prices for the next few hours!

A bunch of people buying bread at a given time, jack up prices!

Recorded a larger number of people entering through the front turnstile. Yup, pump up those prices!