every little capitalist wishes they were the mythological guy upmarking shovels & pickaxes on the eve of the gold rush, but they're as a rule too chickenshit to actively try to squeeze people as they come in the store. now there's algorithms they can hide behind and control across all their locations, to them it's a wet dream.

i think the last cruel use of an 'ai' algorithm should be 'optimizing' the line these guys go to the guillotine