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smuhakg • today at 1:16 AM • 3 replies • view on HN

I can barely afford to live because I'm competing with others for the same scarce supply of houses, good schools, and groceries.

Where is the sympathy for me? Why do only large corporations get to use the "competition" excuse?


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bloppe • today at 2:33 AM

You have my deepest sympathies, but to be clear, I would genuinely prefer to live in a world where airline pricing was more transparent and fair, I just can't attribute the fact that I don't live in that world to greed on the part of airlines

abletonlive • today at 2:03 AM

This comment doesn't even make sense. Nobody is stopping you from pricing your services however you want

Den_VR • today at 1:34 AM

“Good” schools are made up of their members. Good houses are largely a function of location, and community. Good groceries… I don’t know. Never knew this was an issue in the year 2026 outside of, like, North Korea.

But anyhow, you see the problem.

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