I’d steal directly from their wallet if I had the opportunity

that better be an unpopular opinion 😠

Popular opinion: Good

That sounds like something you would say! 😀

Exactly! Isn't that great?

I love stealing from shit companies that objectively make life, this world, and humanity shit.

I won't ever steal from a person

But companies that lie, steal, cheat, and try ruining everything to get an extra dollar for the CEO? All is fair, the more the better, fuck you for ruining the world.

That isn't unpopular its delusional.

Op's other opinion: you should tip your landlord

factually not correct.

what is 'being stolen' exactly?

Nothing is being taken from them, they just aren't getting everything they planned on. that is not theft. just like piracy isn't theft since nothing is physically being taken or lost.

"Stealing" from advertisers is a moral imperative.

Siding with big tech is beneath you, SatansMaggotyCumFart.

I wasn't going to connect it to the internet already. You don't need to convince further

Nope! Factually and objectively wrong, no opinion involved.

If it isn't connected to the internet, it isn't using any hosted services. The "stealing" argument, while still wrong, can only be argued if using their hosted services.

This claim is the same as claiming it is stealing if you don't turn on and use a TV, despite owning one.

I might agree with you if it was possible to buy a modern TV that didn't have any smart features, but since you can't the only way to get a TV that acts as just a TV is to never connect it to the internet. In addition, if the manufacturer actually cared about requiring me to connect it to the internet to spy on me they would have made me sign some contract to that effect before I purchased it. It's not my fault if they don't profit off my purchase if I don't use it the way they want; I'm not the one who set the price.

Yeah this is a bait post.

You have been reported for trolling.

Please follow the rules, and defend your opinion, or I will be forced to remove the post.

I'd consider it to be protecting my own right to privacy; but if you really want to frame it as stealing: I'm glad to be doing so. I'd even say stealing from these companies is a moral imperative.

Are you doing your part? Or have you spread your cheeks for corporate America?

So fucking what?

This is the most unhinged take I have ever heard

Good, smart TVs are cancer. I don't have one, never intend to have one.

OP understood the community assignment

GOOD

Real "The law is the law" type behavior

Stealing is cool 😎

Is this sarcasm?

What if my home doesn't have internet access?

Oh, you!

If I fast forward through commercials on my dvr, am I stealing from media broadcasters too?

If I close my eyes while riding the bus and never see the bus adverts, am I stealing from advertisers?

There's never a guarantee advertisements are seen by target audiences - especially when they're being shown on private devices. If more people than expected are able to avoid an advertisement, thats not theft, that's just poor investment.

Oh noo... whatever shall I do with my life!

That’s their mistake for assuming I have an internet connection, I do but they don’t know that

I know Right.

I sure love stealing from corporations. hell yeah, stealing from them is good.

Is withholding, stealing?

This makes me curious:

Would you consider using 3rd party ink cartridges to be stealing from printer manufacturers??

Similar scenario: the printer is sold at a loss, with the expectation that you overspend on proprietary ink. If you don't buy their ink, you're not allowing them to recoup their losses; 'stealing' the profits they expected to make from you.

Too late for April fools. No way you sincerely hold this belief

You are right. Other example of stealing that comes to mind: trying cigarette once, and never developing addiction nor cancer.

This literally made me start laughing. Hilarious!

I would agree if the manufacturers were upfront about data collection being a payment for the device usage.

But they hide it so deep in their legal text how is anyone reasonably support to know. Plus if they really needed the data they could make it not turn on without internet.

Why do you think that?

Why?

I went into my router settings and blocked my TV from accessing my wireless network. It is nothing more than a glorified and huge monitor for my computer. If they think I'm stealing they should leave the next TV they make on the windowsill to cool off.

that is kinda true. by using their own system, you see recommendations, preinstalled apps, advertisements, and it listens to your convos. by adding these, many cases the tv becomes cheaper. if you dont use these...ummm...features, the company loses money. technicly not stealing money, but not letting them make money on you. this is pretty much the reason in my opinion, that ads are now forced on hdmi as well.

SMCF what is with you with the posting of things you clearly are not for. I mean sure its an unpopular opinion but im 100% sue its not actually one of yours. Still take my upvote.

is so satisfactory to steal from capitalist parasitic and decadent pigs, I would do it the rest of my life.

?????

If they really didn’t want it to work without internet they would program it that way

I haven't bought a new tv yet because i don't want a smart tv. I will never use any of those features. Probably have to shop around the used market.

Disagree. Upvoted.

I don't remember when SMCF's ragebait era officially started, but I'm here for it.

Don't like it? Don't buy subsidized TVs /s

I feel like this post is the one that a jurnals will be quoting when writing "In the hindsight, we should've seen that the colaps of the entire tech ineustry was inevitable" articles.

This is true for the Telly TV which is a free ad supported television. Not a video service, it's an actual physical television with an extra screen for ads and a camera to make sure you're not blocking the screen.

Cryin' over some of these comments, this one is masterful SMCF. Good to see you back on form.