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Re:Vizio makes more money spying on people who buy TVs than ... by avalys on Sunday November 14, 2021 @01:15PM (#29219147)
> Except in this case companies are stealing personal agency and using it to create reality.

What does this mean?

Re:Vizio makes more money spying on people who buy TVs than ... by thot_experiment on Sunday November 14, 2021 @01:35PM (#29219322)
By understanding behaviors and patterns on a large scale you can become better at manipulating on a large scale. In giving up privacy you allow yourself to be more effectively manipulated (giving up your agency) and the entities that understand the broader patterns can now use those patterns for to create large structures in our world (creating reality).