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Fuck ads at the gas pump
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this post was submitted on 06 Apr 2024
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Don't buy gas from places that do this. Hasn't failed me yet and if more people did it maybe they'll stop.
They'd just blame millennials for ruining buying gas and double down on the ads.
More that I don't know of a single gas station without ads
Yup. The "free" market says that if everyone does the same shit, you have no choice, and they still make more money.
If a company’s being smart, deviating from the universal enshittification will earn them market share.
They will get the market share of us few weirdos who haven't just accepted this shit. They will lose out on advertising revenue, have to charge more for gas, and will go out of business.
And that ad revenue is probably significant. While consumers of commodities don't really have much selection.
As you are able I'd highly recommend going electric. Then you don't even have to go to gas stations. If you're able to charge at home (which I'm aware many are not) it's even better because anytime you leave the house you can have a full tank.
I have an electric car and the result is a loss of 20% of my income in the form of time spent twiddling my thumbs while the thinks slowly accumulates charge.
What job do you do where you can only charge it during work hours, yet the 30 minutes it takes to charge account for 20% of that work time?
A made up job!