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Re:Alexa Is in Households–and Amazon Is Losing Billions by InDubioProRubio on Thursday July 25, 2024 @10:36AM (#41069202)
PS: Even the conscious consumers loose, as they spend a ton of time at minimum wage scrolling prices for goods and services. Basically, yes, you get pay less, but for that you have to work 24/7 in the mine-defusing sweatshop.
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Re:Alexa Is in Households–and Amazon Is Losing Billions by salad-tycoon on Friday July 26, 2024 @08:10AM (#41077932)
Feels like winning to me. Feeds into my hunter-gatherer complex and every cent I keep from them gives me great satisfaction. Though, you are right, it does get old but then my defiant and vengeful nature kicks me right back into.

I know it doesn’t matter to them, it matters to me and it’s a win and winners keep winning, right?

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Re:Alexa Is in Households–and Amazon Is Losing Billions by InDubioProRubio on Friday July 26, 2024 @11:23AM (#41079385)
Train an AI on it? Resell an market conscious agent and beat the opponent with artificial consumer endurance? Defect in all games played?
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