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Re:Google is building a new augmented reality device and ope... by postsantum on Wednesday December 15, 2021 @11:06AM (#29567882)
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 (#29568376)
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 (#29570822)
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 (#29571882)
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 (#29569744)
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 (#29567917)
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 (#29568122)
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 (#29568961)
If an overabundance of detergent brands are the "canonical example" of the future-present dystopia, I think we're gonna be fine.