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The world, in one paragraph. (lemmy.world)
submitted 5 months ago by to c/aboringdystopia@lemmy.world
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[–] 12 points 5 months ago (2 children)

But walking path data from millions of players for years is valuable for routing delivery paths corralling civil unrest.

FTFY. Crowd control.

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  • [–] 8 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    Eh, I think its exppress purpose is delivery bots, and authoritative control is a happy accident. I'm cynical enough to see it foremost as corporate greed.

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  • [–] 6 points 5 months ago

    We live in a country that Ring advertised mass surveillance systems as a Superbowl ad for finding lost dogs.

    Delivering food has never been about food. It's extremely unprofitable. It's always been about normalizing and optimizing oppressive systems of gig work; and destroying the ability of the working class to face their bosses or even their coworkers.

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