• Zess@lemmy.world
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    They probably charge for the media pass and give it to anyone who pays. They aren’t solving the problem they’re just profiting from it.

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      Broseph, their intent is to discourage this practice and that’s definitely what a $ charge will do. As you can see, they also mentioned only during off peak hours, and having a system allows them to cap the number of people doing it.

      This is a mitigation step as they attempt to compromise between two of their core customer demographics. Ragepost moar, this is a smart move on their part

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        Lmao what part of my comment was raging. I was just pointing out something about the situation that people might not realize. Not every comment on the Internet is written angrily.

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      Looks like it’s a win/win. Influencers can still make their videos and if they are being disruptive the gym can just remove their pass. With a flat out ban they’d lose a lot of money.

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      If the influencers (I still hate that word or the fact that it’s a thing) are making a living from their videos they’d just claim the pass as a tax deduction too. Come to think of it, I wonder if they’d claim their gym memberships already?

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        Claiming it as a tax deduction doesn’t make it free. It’s basically just a 30% discount, depending on your marginal tax rate.

        And if they’re shooting in a gym frequently, I can almost guarantee the answer to that is yes. Film critics deduct every time they go to the movies. Game streamers deduct their games and computer hardware. Why wouldn’t a fitness influencer deduct their gym membership?