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Old Sep 2, 2025 | 4:28 am
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Originally Posted by etiene
I'm constantly amused by the number of residents of the foremost capitalist fever dream who consider it unthinkable that a private company would charge some cash alongside the funny-money that they consider to be "free".
The "funny-money" have value too. The more FB charges in cash, the lower the value of the funny-money gets. Which is the OP's point.

I also find FB miles ridiculously low-value, although taxes aren't the reason. When the same trip costs less with TK miles (which are widely considered worthless), something's not right.

FB is only good value if you grab a promo reward. But I have no desire to fly longhaul Y, and the J promo rewards are usually available to the "fever dream destination" (which I also have no desire of visiting), or to random places I've never heard about for a good reason, or to Dubai in July when it's 50 °C outside and Waldorf Astoria costs 80€ per night because no one wants to come.
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