Re:Google is building a new augmented reality device and ope...
by jarpschop on Wednesday December 15, 2021 @10:53AM
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That doesn't sound dystopian at all. Got to love capitalism!
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Re:Google is building a new augmented reality device and ope...
by postsantum on Wednesday December 15, 2021 @11:06AM
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This, but unironically. Under alternative systems you aren't going to choose what to look at
Re:Google is building a new augmented reality device and ope...
by nynx on Wednesday December 15, 2021 @11:47AM
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Could you expand on this? There are many economic/political systems in which people have more freedom than in capitalism.
Re:Google is building a new augmented reality device and ope...
by Enginerrrd on Wednesday December 15, 2021 @02:57PM
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Incredible claims require incredible proof.
In this case, I'd probably settle for even a single real-world example.
You can't use hypothetical systems here because the implied power structures created will be utilized by actual humans.
Re:Google is building a new augmented reality device and ope...
by rbanffy on Wednesday December 15, 2021 @04:30PM
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That's all subjective. What is freedom to you? Which one is freer: choosing and working to buy a house or having the absolute certainty you'll always have a house? Which one is more liberating? If you had that certainty, would you abandon your current job and write poetry?
Re:Google is building a new augmented reality device and ope...
by typon on Wednesday December 15, 2021 @01:28PM
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No need to expand on religious beliefs. All it takes is faith.
Re:Google is building a new augmented reality device and ope...
by jeabays on Wednesday December 15, 2021 @11:08AM
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Yes, it's so important for me to choose between 16 different brands of the same thing, all owned by two massive monopoly megacorporations. Get bent.
Re:Google is building a new augmented reality device and ope...
by gjvc on Wednesday December 15, 2021 @11:28AM
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Washing powder is the canonical example of this.
Re:Google is building a new augmented reality device and ope...
by harpersealtako on Wednesday December 15, 2021 @12:27PM
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If an overabundance of detergent brands are the "canonical example" of the future-present dystopia, I think we're gonna be fine.