Dark patterns: Buying a Bahncard at Deutsche Bahn
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Re: Dark patterns: Buying a Bahncard at Deutsche Bahn
#2“Deutsche Bahn, the fully state owned railway company, is a well liked company”.
Eh, nope. It’s a horribly mismanaged entity with permanent delays, bad service and outrageous pricing…
Re: Dark patterns: Buying a Bahncard at Deutsche Bahn
#3And people think the government has their best interests in mind.
Re: Dark patterns: Buying a Bahncard at Deutsche Bahn
#4“Deutsche Bahn, the fully state owned railway company, is a well liked company”. Eh, nope. It’s a horribly mismanaged entity with permanent delays, bad service and outrageous pricing…
Sorry, I have a hard time holding back my sarcasm when writing while being annoyed, I thought the link to the 1.2 trust pilot rating gave it away.
As this was mostly written as anger management, the writing is pretty poor. :)
Re: Dark patterns: Buying a Bahncard at Deutsche Bahn
#5And people think the government has their best interests in mind.
Ironically, the folks here that have made experience with the state operated railway (Deutsche Bundesbahn) back when it existed (until 1993) say mostly positive things, especially compared to today.
The modern German railway is a combination of both the state and a private company. So we get a for-profit monopoly that's ripping you off but also gets subsidized by the state. The worst of both worlds.
This model of kind-of privatization is used in Germany in a few areas and it's god awful for everyone involved, like with the hospitals.
I don't like falling politics especially here on HN but I cannot for the life of me understand why this model is still being defended by some people.
Re: Dark patterns: Buying a Bahncard at Deutsche Bahn
#6Once, long ago, I ended up buying the wrong ticket from Deutsche Bahn. I no longer remember whether this was my fault or theirs, but I do remember that support was completely unhelpful.
My credit card provider was considerably more helpful when I solved the problem with a chargeback.
Re: Dark patterns: Buying a Bahncard at Deutsche Bahn
#7“Deutsche Bahn, the fully state owned railway company, is a well liked company”. Eh, nope. It’s a horribly mismanaged entity with permanent delays, bad service and outrageous pricing…
Sorry, I have a hard time holding back my sarcasm when writing while being annoyed, I thought the link to the 1.2 trust pilot rating gave it away. As this was mostly written as anger management, the writing is pretty poor. :)
Don't worry, some of us got it. That part made me chuckle.
Re: Dark patterns: Buying a Bahncard at Deutsche Bahn
#8It's not fully state owned, it's semi-privatized. You get the worst of both worlds, so to speak.
Re: Dark patterns: Buying a Bahncard at Deutsche Bahn
#9And people think the government has their best interests in mind.
Ironically, the folks here that have made experience with the state operated railway (Deutsche Bundesbahn) back when it existed (until 1993) say mostly positive things, especially compared to today. The modern German railway is a combination of both the state and a private company. So we get a for-profit monopoly that's ripping you off but also gets subsidized by the state. The worst of both worlds. This model of kin…
Same reason journalists are defending fascism, they stand to make a profit (or think they do). You can always follow the money to find out why people are making decisions that are seemingly stupid.
Re: Dark patterns: Buying a Bahncard at Deutsche Bahn
#10“Deutsche Bahn, the fully state owned railway company, is a well liked company”. Eh, nope. It’s a horribly mismanaged entity with permanent delays, bad service and outrageous pricing…
I recall I was once on a Deutsche Bahn train, it was delayed more than an hour (not that I cared I wasn't in a rush). One worker came around handing out envelopes, since everyone was entitled to a partial refund, I had to sign it, and then mail it back to them? What the fuck? Not even Hitler would've allowed this