Consumer Benefits Debate
Commenters debate whether a business decision, policy change, or market development benefits or harms consumers, frequently questioning or sarcastically challenging claims that it is good for them.
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Seems like this can only be good for consumers.
They don't do for consumers
How would it do consumers good?
Consumers don't want that.
That sounds like harm to the consumer.
A win for the consumer is somehow also a loss for the consumer(according to HN commenters).
Really, this is a "loss" to consumers how?
Maybe because they are "consumers"
how would that benefit consumers?
What's the benefit for the consumer?