“You did a thing, you knew what was going to happen” is victim-blaming. It’s increasingly hard NOT to buy a device that has some bullshit tech pushed into it, or AI pushed into it. And I’d bet there was nothing on the sales floor about eventual ads.
i partially agree, but: buying a fridge without a screen is fairly trivial still (luckily). buying a tv that is not “smart” is fucking difficult, and (at least last time I had to do it a couple of years ago) you are basically left with subpar screen technology because the fancy screens go into the crappy smart tv line.
the solution is defining for yourself, and accepting the “good enough” level… basically stop caring. life is not about your devices. (unless it’s your homelab.)
I hate this mentality.
“You did a thing, you knew what was going to happen” is victim-blaming. It’s increasingly hard NOT to buy a device that has some bullshit tech pushed into it, or AI pushed into it. And I’d bet there was nothing on the sales floor about eventual ads.
i partially agree, but: buying a fridge without a screen is fairly trivial still (luckily). buying a tv that is not “smart” is fucking difficult, and (at least last time I had to do it a couple of years ago) you are basically left with subpar screen technology because the fancy screens go into the crappy smart tv line. the solution is defining for yourself, and accepting the “good enough” level… basically stop caring. life is not about your devices. (unless it’s your homelab.)