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[–] zifnab25@hexbear.net 30 points 2 years ago (2 children)

The best thing about Capitalism is that I'm free to choose between five different options, but then the computer recognizes my face and just puts the thing it already knows I'm going to select in big bold letters at the center of the screen.

The worst thing about Communism is that I would be forced to get the same thing every day.

[–] 420blazeit69@hexbear.net 21 points 2 years ago

Ha I never thought about the Venn diagram of "capitalism is great because of consumer choice" people and "eat the same lunch/by the same car brand/wear the same type of shoes for decades" people

[–] StellarTabi@hexbear.net 21 points 2 years ago (1 children)

it would be rad if pricing control algorithms could incentivize purchases based on factors like "there was a surplus in beets this season" or "there is a shortage of horse meat" or "this purchase supports environmental destruction and genocide" but no we're only getting the dystopian profit maximization and hyper individualized price discrimination.

[–] RNAi@hexbear.net 16 points 2 years ago

Ah, you are afflicted with a condition called "imagining a good future"

[–] FlakesBongler@hexbear.net 20 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Time to start wearing juggalo paint at the Wendy's drive-through

[–] NephewAlphaBravo@hexbear.net 11 points 2 years ago

Look, taco bell might as well have just 3 things on the menu, and if this gets rid of the clutter then I'm all for it

[–] kristina@hexbear.net 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

some blockers can counteract each other, be sure to check before installing multiple blockers.

[–] aleph@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

UBlock, Privacy Badger, and Decentraleyes all do different things, though, so in this case there is no reason why you can't have all running at the same time.

[–] kristina@hexbear.net 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

it can be argued privacy badger is redundant with ublock (i have been running it for ages and it only grabbed 1 thing) but yeah

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