So you think that Big Tech monitoring your every move isn’t a problem?
But what if you show up at the hotel at 9pm and the hotelier can ask a credit bureau how much you can afford to pay for the room? What if they can find out that you’re in chemotherapy, so you don’t have the stamina to shop around for a cheaper room? What if they can tell that you have a 5AM flight and need to get to bed right now? What if they charge you more because they can see that your kids are exhausted and cranky and the hotel infers that you’ll pay more to get the kids tucked into bed? What if they charge you more because there’s a wildfire and there are plenty of other people who want the room?
![[a child is talking to an adult outside the adult’s home]
Child. “Hi, would you like to buy some cookies to help support the Gopher guides?”
Adult. “No thanks, I already got five boxes from my managers kid.”
Child. “You’re making a mistake.”
Adult. “How so?”
Child. “My dad is watching and we live two houses away. It’s going to be awkward all summer when you are both out doing yardwork and make eye contact.”
Adult. (Pulling money out of their wallet) “All right. Fair enough.”](https://fedi.ml/photo/preview/640/404776 "[a child is talking to an adult outside the adult’s home]
Child. “Hi, would you like to buy some cookies to help support the Gopher guides?”
Adult. “No thanks, I already got five boxes from my managers kid.”
Child. “You’re making a mistake.”
Adult. “How so?”
Child. “My dad is watching and we live two houses away. It’s going to be awkward all summer when you are both out doing yardwork and make eye contact.”
Adult. (Pulling money out of their wallet) “All right. Fair enough.”")
