Meh. Knowing about “the scam” is not enough to avoid it. People already know ink cartridges are expensive.

To get a good deal you have to calculate TCO which requires understanding consumable prices, yields, and print volumes, and doing the math to figure out all of your options.

Being mad is easy. Being analytical requires work.

I don't think it's that complicated in that case as you just need to know how many pages you are going to print. If the amount is greater than the one provided for in your inkjet starter pack, go buy Brother. Any other option will make you suffer as these cheap laser printers are disposable pieces of junk designed only to sell ink.

> need to know how many pages you are going to print. If the amount is greater than the one provided for in your inkjet starter pack

aka print volumes and cartridge yields, as I said.

In any case, if you're not calculating TCO, then you're not calculating TCO. Brand loyalty is just brand loyalty, even when tech savvy people do it. There are economical and uneconomical printers from nearly any brand depending on use-case.

It's not a bad idea. Prepare a few memes about this and post it to anti-vaxx and conspiracy groups - they will take care of the rest. And they will do it well - making sure the message gets right through to your parents and grandparents.