On: Price fixing by algorithm is still price fixing

[dkjaudyeqooe]

> One of the algorithm’s developers told ProPublica that leasing agents had “too much empathy” compared to computer generated pricing."

That's true by definition. What's shocking is that the developers want to replace leasing agents with a sociopath.

[Espressosaurus → dkjaudyeqooe]

Why is that shocking? It's not just laundering the price fixing, it's laundering the guilt.

[dkjaudyeqooe → Espressosaurus]

Shocking that he figures that the right amount of empathy is zero (see toomuchtodo's comment).

[ClumsyPilot → dkjaudyeqooe]

Seems fairly typical of software developers drunk on cool aid

[voidfunc → dkjaudyeqooe]

This is shocking? You're kidding right?

[toomuchtodo → dkjaudyeqooe]

The developer in this case is the sociopath. Not uncommon.

[Espressosaurus → toomuchtodo]

It's a banality of evil situation for the developer and their entire chain of command.