Eugine_Nier comments on Rationality Quotes March 2013 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Eugine_Nier 05 March 2013 02:23:10AM 5 points [-]

In every transaction with an airline there are two customers. The first is the one who buys the ticket. He wants the best deal and is willing to go to another web site to save ten bucks. The second is the customer who shows up and acts as if he bought first class.

-- David Henderson quoting a flight attendant

Comment author: wedrifid 05 March 2013 07:15:55PM 2 points [-]

As far as cynical but practical very-mildly-Machiavellian life advice goes that has potential. (I'm not sure if that was the intended message...)

Comment author: simplicio 05 March 2013 05:46:09PM 1 point [-]

Is the author objecting to that? It's basically just a form of haggling in both cases. "I'll take the tomatoes for $1.00, final offer" and "Okay, now give me the nice red ones!"

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