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[–] _sideffect@lemmy.world 18 points 1 month ago (4 children)

This is what I said all through covid; it was all lies and bs used to justify raising prices

[–] tyler@programming.dev 48 points 1 month ago (3 children)

You’re getting downvoted because it sounds like you think COVID is fake. I agree with you that companies made up every reason they could to raise prices, but it was because COVID was a good scapegoat, not because COVID is fake.

[–] MonkeMischief 14 points 1 month ago

Exactly. If there's a line companies love saying it's "In these uncertain times..." The more you're worried about unpredictability, the more predictable their little lines get...

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