"[Artificial] life, uh, finds a way"

Reminds me of Sneakers, it was a great movie

This but it's not just tech companies, it's all companies and a feature of our lovely system 🙃

They do because why not. Its their hardware and software. You chose to be bound when you purchased and agreed to their Terms & conditions.

If I purchased it it's mine, especially the hardware

If you're gonna be a dick, at least get it right

The phrase is "Assume makes an ass out of you and me"

I've interacted with way too many developers that would struggle with this, you're giving them too much credit as a whole

I'd like to change timelines please and thank you

Forcing someone to disclose information about themselves (age or age bracket) is compelled speech

Still a 1st Amendment violation, no? Compelling speach

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Get off my lawn search engine!

Anecdotal, but I just replaced my favorite pair of Pumas, which were at least 12 years old. Granted I didn't wear them every single day, but at least 2 or 3 days a week for 12 years is pretty good in my book. I've had to replace Adidas sooner than that with less wear, but they still last pretty long and I'll confidently buy both brands. I'd never buy Nike (and wouldn't wear most Nikes either honestly, just not my personal taste in style)

For some reference, here's a picture of maybe 2/3 of my shoes, many of which are Pumas. There's also a couple pairs of Keds in there, but they're more recent and I don't know yet how they hold up long term comparatively