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CAPTCHAs are over (in ticketing)

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204 points pabs3 | 2 comments | 25 May 25 00:37 UTC | HN request time: 0.404s | source
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akrymski ◴[25 May 25 22:18 UTC] No.44091727[source]▶
Could someone explain why tickets aren't sold via an auction mechanism? Surely that's the only fair way to distribute anything of limited supply
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RainyDayTmrw ◴[25 May 25 22:39 UTC] No.44091890[source]▶
That's only "fair" in a certain, academic sense, which claims that willingness to pay more money makes someone more "deserving" - completely ignoring socioeconomic status.

That also offends a lot of people who oppose the above reasoning.

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akrymski ◴[25 May 25 23:01 UTC] No.44092082[source]▶
It's "fair" in any society that has capitalism. Going down the rabbit hole of deciding who deserves money is playing God.
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1. RainyDayTmrw ◴[27 May 25 04:13 UTC] No.44103898[source]▶
That's a circular self-justification.
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2. akrymski ◴[27 May 25 14:09 UTC] No.44107189[source]▶
How are concert tickets different to airplane tickets?

Allocation of scarce resources is based on demand for them, expressed in monetary terms. "Deserving" has nothing to do with it. I may deserve a ticket, but not even want to go.