Cory Doctorow on Nostr: Here's where an economist will tell you that actually, your boss is right. Many ...

Here's where an economist will tell you that actually, your boss is right. Many groceries are perishable, and e-ink shelf tags allow grocers to reprice their goods every minute or two, so yesterday's lettuce can be discounted every fifteen minutes through the day. Some customers will happily accept a lettuce that's a little gross and liztruss if it means a discount. Those customers get a discount, the lettuce isn't thrown out at the end of the day, and everyone wins, right?

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