A Boring Dystopia

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This was in upliftingnews but imo, they've been overcharging for years and now they're framing this as a feel good story (slrpnk.net)

submitted 1 day ago by ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net to c/aboringdystopia@lemmy.world

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[–] Apepollo11@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

First up, I want to say that your point is clear, even without this correction, but...

That's not how percentages work. To make things neat, let's assume they're now selling things at cost (they're not, they'll still be making a profit).

A 75% reduction in price like this means that they were previously making 300% profit.

[–] cloudwolf@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

He is talking about margin, not markup. 75% margin = 300% markup

[–] Apepollo11@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

facepalm

Yep, you're completely right. I'll wind my neck back in now...