No, I don't think you did. The article is grasping for straws to make this a social/political problem that they're solving, when they're really just trying to promote their (very useful) service.
Years ago, I took a college class called Homelessness and Public Policy. I am also currently homeless and have been on the street for more than 3.5 years. I think that is about as poor as you can get in the U.S.
I bought two tablets to go homeless. I currently own a tablet and a laptop. But I assure you I am really weird for a homeless person. Tablets are not normal on the street. Cell phones, including smart phones, are very normal on the street.
I can't give you precise figures and this is not a formal survey. It is firsthand personal observation. I spent six months in downtown San Diego participating in various homeless services programs. This exposed me to dozens or hundreds of other homeless individuals at a time. (The participation at one of the meal sites was upwards of a hundred individuals per day and I participated in that regularly for about six weeks.)
Does that work for you? (Sincere and respectful question.)
In my perspective, the coupon is considered as optional information and is not shown on the mobile site for the obvious reason that it simply wouldn't fit.
To me it reads like a conspiracy theory about something that was really a simple design decision.
The poor only have the single device from which to shop. Those with more devices would notice the discounts offered on, say, their computer and use that discount.
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Did I miss something? The deal was only offered via the website and not via mobile. What does that have to do with being poor?
No, I don't think you did. The article is grasping for straws to make this a social/political problem that they're solving, when they're really just trying to promote their (very useful) service.
Lots of poor people are online via smartphones, not desktop computers. That's how.
If they had shown some data to back that up it would have been nice.
I've heard anecdotally that's true, but I've never seen data.
I've also heard about the price discrimination that goes on based on the browser (Safari = user with $$$). Are we sure it wasn't just that?
Years ago, I took a college class called Homelessness and Public Policy. I am also currently homeless and have been on the street for more than 3.5 years. I think that is about as poor as you can get in the U.S.
I bought two tablets to go homeless. I currently own a tablet and a laptop. But I assure you I am really weird for a homeless person. Tablets are not normal on the street. Cell phones, including smart phones, are very normal on the street.
I can't give you precise figures and this is not a formal survey. It is firsthand personal observation. I spent six months in downtown San Diego participating in various homeless services programs. This exposed me to dozens or hundreds of other homeless individuals at a time. (The participation at one of the meal sites was upwards of a hundred individuals per day and I participated in that regularly for about six weeks.)
Does that work for you? (Sincere and respectful question.)
That was my reaction to the article as well.
In my perspective, the coupon is considered as optional information and is not shown on the mobile site for the obvious reason that it simply wouldn't fit.
To me it reads like a conspiracy theory about something that was really a simple design decision.
The poor only have the single device from which to shop. Those with more devices would notice the discounts offered on, say, their computer and use that discount.