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    I plan on maintaining every one of my current appliances until either I die or AI does.

    No, I don’t want my refrigerator to have a subscription and a connection to the cloud. I want it to keep my shit COLD. TVs are the freaking worst. Just display pixels, bitch. No body is asking more of you.

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      Yeah fuck smart tvs. I’ve got a lower mid range one that actually has a decent display but probably was the last series to not have any smart features. I’ll go back to crt before I get a smart tv I swear

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    The AI toilet will not flush if you do not use the “authorized” brand toilet paper.

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      Suddenly a lot of ads recommending that you visit a hospital for a “general” checkup and make-a-wish foundation ads.

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        For more than a normal consistency of poop and increased frequency… you may also be reported to your employer’s Health Office. Be very careful if you order Taco Bell. Stock up on immodium.

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        Make a wish is a charity. I think you mean hospice service which exist to siphon off the last of your wealth as quickly as possible before you bite the bullet.

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    This is what pisses me off about capitalism.

    If they want to make new scam tech data stealing planned obsolescence trash, fine, and idiots can buy that shit. But then they have the audacity to FORCE us all into it by outright destroying anything else.

    Best example, cars. You cannot buy a good car anymore. They are rolling malware that is unfixable by the user and planned to fail. Not to mention, controlled fully by the government/billionaires.

    Thats why ill be keeping all my old cars and repairing them, probably forever, since there will never be a good new car again.

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      But then they have the audacity to FORCE us all into it by outright destroying anything else

      That’s because there’s no competition. Capitalism requires competition. Adam Smith thought it was the job of the state to step in and ensure that monopolies were broken up so that capitalism could work.

      You cannot buy a good car anymore

      There are only 2 US car manufacturers, 3 if you want to count Tesla.

      rolling malware that is unfixable by the user

      Because they’re weaponizing section 1201 of the DMCA to prevent people from competing with them.

      What you hate isn’t capitalism, it’s that you can’t even get capitalism because the government refuses to regulate businesses. For capitalism to work, the state has to ensure that there’s healthy competition in the marketplace. But, when there’s competition a rich person who owns capital might lose. So, a rich person much prefers feudalism or a corporatocracy to capitalism.

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        So really its corporatism we should hate and not capitalism?

        There are TONS of people who would go buy a non-computerized car in a SECOND. I have money, I am one of them. But they refuse to give us a product ? Its baffling!

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          It’s not baffling when you realize that there are only 2 remaining car manufacturers in the US, and fewer than 20 worldwide.

          Look at the number of car companies established just in 1900:

          • Auburn: 1900 to 1937
          • California Automobile Company: 1900 to 1902
          • Massachusetts Steam Wagon Company: 1900 to 1901
          • Dodge: 1900 to 1928
          • Friedman Automobile Company: 1900 to 1903

          https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Vehicle_manufacturing_companies_established_in_1900

          When there are only 2 manufacturers in a space, it’s no surprise if they ignore certain consumers. If there were a hundred different manufacturers like there were in the early 1900s, then there would almost certainly be someone offering something closer to what you want.

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      Same, also why I always buy old and used. Thankfully still a lot of low mileage used cars out there, but they’re getting more expensive because it’s no secret that older stuff works better.

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        Yeah, makes me extra angry about yhe government destroying millions of great cars for the “cash for clunkers” debacle. Looking at the list of destroyed cars infuriates me. All for the billionaire car mfgs to bail out because they’re products are shit.

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      I sold my 2015 but I kept my 2004. That things fully manual and just keeps going. It’s growing things inside and out from being street parked but there’s no computers, no fobs, no screens.

      I’ll invest thousands keeping that thing going until I can bridge the gap to EV. It still gets 35-45 MPG which is better than what’s out there anyway, even most hybrids

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        If only they made an all analog EV. Id get one so fast. No GPS, no screens.

        Its SO EASY to do. They just refuse.

        Guess I can always build my own.

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          I’ve been wishing for modular EV parts that can be build it yourself for ages. I’ve been TOLD that the problem is street legality: parts don’t come with a VIN, parts don’t assure required safety systems. It would be amazing, but for street driving we’d need a massive shift in the legal system to accommodate them

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    It seems that we are entering an era when, for the sake of safety, we will have to create our own toilets.

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      Beef Tallow and the nastiest overprocessed cheese found for the 3rd shit in a row. Contacting google ad framework to run ads on fiber and spike the price of it in all future sales. Connected to smart fridge, increasing temp to spoil remaining meat faster.