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[–] Alphane_Moon 45 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (16 children)

This is really the of stuff dystopian scifi.

A somewhat cliched saying comes to my mind when reading this article.

“The old world is dying, and the new world struggles to be born: now is the time of monsters.” [1]

Hopefully, there will eventually be pushback against this techno-feudalism and oligarchy. For what it's worth this seems to always happen in history. Ruling elites (in our case oligarchs and their promoters; the media, economists, politicians) consolidate their power and start to become disconnected from reality.

As a side note, it's funny that AI-generated videos have themes of dystopia and rebellion against the system.

[–] itsathursday 7 points 6 days ago (5 children)

When can we start to own things again?

[–] thehatfox 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

For TVs now, by buying used. Help yourself and the environment by buying an unwanted "dumb" TV that's free of this sort of crap.

Or if budget allows, look at industrial displays.

Supply answers demand, is we stop buying junk smart stuff and take our money elsewhere the market will eventually follow.

[–] ThePowerOfGeek 1 points 5 days ago

It's getting difficult to find outright dumb TVs now. Although some (including some Sony TVs) give you the choice on setup of choosing either "smart TV" or "basic TV".

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