• homes@piefed.world
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      18 hours ago

      Don’t knock it. I just got a $49.74 payout from some class action lawsuit I signed up for… I don’t know six years ago?

      Bought some kitty litter, some detergent, and a 10-pack of fancy toilet paper. Extended my Amazon prime membership. Money well spent.

      Shit, the payout might’ve been from Amazon. I don’t know I don’t care.

      Edit: the best way to get the correct answer to a question is to post the wrong answer on the Internet

      • curbstickle@anarchist.nexus
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        20 hours ago

        I’ll knock it.

        It continues the process. You got a pittance, and used it to extend a subscription to a company that will continue to mistreat both its employees and you as a customer, and are considering it money well spent.

        As a result, from their perspective:

        • Its profitable because its only an issue if they get caught and successfully sued
        • Its profitable because the payout doesnt change, the more people involved the less each person gets.
        • its profitable because you’re probably still buying the same things, giving the money they “paid out” right back, and then more on top
        • in the 6 years they held onto that money, they absolutely used it to further profit, making the “cost” of the suit effectively nothing for them.

        Its not a good system, its one that reinforces the same practices.