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The Future Is Now™ (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/whitepeopletwitter@sh.itjust.works
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I've gotta rewatch that Guy Pearce Time Machine movie now

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[–] 67 points 1 year ago* (7 children)

There really needs to be a directory of "not so smart" devices. Like one that's still readable via bluetooth, but not requiring an account for data harvesting.

There's so fucking much potential in modern tech that is being squandered by every fucking company trying to be their own walled garden data brokers. And the results of all that data collection are abysmal! When's the last time most of us have seen an ad that legitimately informed us of something we didn't know existed but ended up wanting?

The productivity and quality of life lost because everything doesn't just have an open/publicly documented interoperable API is immeasurable.

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  • [–] 26 points 1 year ago

    Dude this is like my core ethos. It irritates the shit out of me. Like you said, just endless squandered potential for fucking what? So dumb. Not to mention all the energy waste throwing around all that data and endlessly recording and storing it.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago

    When's the last time most of us have seen an ad that legitimately informed us of something we didn't know existed but ended up wanting?

    The point of advertising isn't always about informing you of something new but to remind you of the brand.

    There isn't a soul on this planet that doesn't know Coca Cola but they still advertise.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

    Let me know when you’ve created this community.

    EDIT: I made !ethicalconsumerism@sh.itjust.works long ago and never really used it for anything. Seems like a good use of it to me.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    Targeted advertising isn't the main market for mass data collection. The main market is political. Cambridge analytica used subliminal messaging to help the Antichrist get elected in 2016. They were caught, but other companies are still using the technology today. They're just hiding it better and using it smarter. That, along with the decline of late stage capitalism, is why the devil's servants are gaining influence all over the world.

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