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Re:Schizophrenia sufferer mistakes smart fridge ad for psych... by lkbm on Sunday December 07, 2025 @02:58PM (#46184591)
I like that ads saved me money on a Kindle. They had an upside for me, and a downside, and the upside was worth more to me than the downside.
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Re:Schizophrenia sufferer mistakes smart fridge ad for psych... by mrwrong on Tuesday December 09, 2025 @09:28AM (#46205256)
it sounds like the money was the upside, not the ads!
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Re:Schizophrenia sufferer mistakes smart fridge ad for psych... by lkbm on Tuesday December 09, 2025 @10:37AM (#46206077)
Sure, in much the same was as lack of food spoilage an upside, not the big metal box I put the food in. But since one is a direct result of the other, we typically treat it as an upside of the thing causing the upside.
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Re:Schizophrenia sufferer mistakes smart fridge ad for psych... by mrwrong on Tuesday December 09, 2025 @10:57AM (#46206369)
somebody had to effectively pay you to look at the ads, and you had to pay someone else for your refrigerator. does that distinction make sense?
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