Re:Declining quality of consumer-grade products – 2009 fridg...
by nonrandomstring on Tuesday August 16, 2022 @04:23AM
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> be conscious of the ones that drive us to become mindless consumers
and remove other options from us in the market.
Nicely put. I see that sort of "choice affecting choices" you describe
leveraged/manipulated a lot in tech, to "funnel" people into worlds
with ever smaller horizons. Every product has an inbuilt con or trick
that seems out to get you. It's essence is anti-choice masquerading
as forms of economic freedom.
How to remain conscious of that? It's tiring. Like being in a jungle
surrounded by predators.
Nicely put. I see that sort of "choice affecting choices" you describe leveraged/manipulated a lot in tech, to "funnel" people into worlds with ever smaller horizons. Every product has an inbuilt con or trick that seems out to get you. It's essence is anti-choice masquerading as forms of economic freedom.
How to remain conscious of that? It's tiring. Like being in a jungle surrounded by predators.