For any people reading this who are thin and truly curious/not trolling, let me break it down for you.

This whole pay-for-two-airline-seats business is kind of like this: imagine you’ve signed a contract for a set rate for internet access. In general, everyone pays for the same package. In some cases, some people pay slightly less, and some slightly more, because of secret rates and deals and negotiations with the cable company. But in general, everyone pays a similar rate for the same service.

And then people start to complain that their service will be affected because they feel you might use more of the internet service than you’ve paid for, because they say people like you have done so in the past. (Which is anecdotal at best.) Let’s say the standard package has a limit of 200 GB data downloaded per month. And your needs/wants are 225 GB data downloaded per month in the estimation of the company and other people. And that may even be the case. But it also may not. And note this has nothing to do with your actual needs/wants, but rather an estimation of your needs/wants based on what you look like, made by other people who haven’t met you before this and don’t really know you, but decide to raise a (very public) stink because they *assume* that you will use more than the standard package’s limit, whether you actually do or not.



Now, the internet company could increase the limit and make everyone happy. But what do they do? They charge you more. And not just a small amount more. Oh, no. They decide to charge you TWICE what other people pay. And they decide to charge you this double rate after you have signed their contract and have their equipment installed in your home. And you’ve got something you need to get done via that internet connection, and you have to get it done that day. And you could go through the hassle of seeking your internet service elsewhere, but you won’t get back any money you’ve given to the internet company you contracted with, even if you’ve only used a small amount if any of the internet service you’ve paid for, or not used it at all, and it will delay that thing you need to get done/disrupt your life and create a huge hassle. And then, if you do agree to pay twice the normal rate to try to avoid as much of the hassle as possible, the internet company may decide that, after publicly humiliating you, they need that extra 200 GB per month they just sold to you for someone else, and take it back, grudgingly refunding the 2nd monthly rate but not apologizing at all for the hassle.

And sometimes, in an extra display of fuckery, they will then deny you the service you paid for, possibly offering to set you up with that other company anyways, but also possibly just denying you the service you paid for and leaving you to deal with it, tough shit, lol bro.

Now…would you be okay with that?