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• InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I was just making this point with a laissez faire capitalism coworker. Bro just cannot understand the invisible hand is very often wrong.

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  • CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    That’s funny to hear. I’d actually say this kind of thing is unusual, and people do know what’s in their own best interest the vast majority of the time. If you genuinely want to buy MDMA or rent a toothbrush, I’d say you should probably be allowed to, so in that way I’m in the picture. I’m not neatly in any political camp, though.

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    • InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      and people do know what’s in their own best interest the vast majority of the time.

      Is that true if the vast majority of people are either uninformed or apathetic?

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      • CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Magical boxes aside, people understand and pay attention to things that are of direct personal interest to them. Transit schedules, prices of things in their area and so on. Which garbage bins to check if you’re really poor, how to avoid taxes if you’re really rich.

        So, I guess it wouldn’t be, but people actually aren’t stupid or apathetic (about their own life) in general.

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• pimento64@sopuli.xyz ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  For example, try buying a television in a retail store that doesn’t have “smart” features at all, just inputs, outputs, and a digital tuner.

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  • Turret3857@infosec.pub ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I wish. I really do. I want it so badly. My TV upgrades over the past 4 years have all been thrift store finds because I refuse to be forced to buy a device that WILL be obsolete one day.

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    • pimento64@sopuli.xyz ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      You can buy display panels, and Sceptre TVs still have non-smart options.

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      • Turret3857@infosec.pub ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Wow this is amazing! Thanks for sharing

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    • CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      From what I’ve heard, the move is to substitute in a monitor.

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      • Turret3857@infosec.pub ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        but 30"+ monitors are extremely expensive :(

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