• hello_hello [undecided, comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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    I wonder which generation made it so that the internet and technology were all bottom feeding black box products that depend on psychological manipulation and addiction. I wonder which generation were the founders of modern social media platforms that have warped peoples perception of reality to profit off of?

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      I always had people be like “Look how generous these tech companies are giving away free computers to elementary schools.” And I was, even as a child like, 'Yeah its real generous to get someone to become familiar with your product when they are young, so when they buy things or ask their parents to buy things, they naturally gravitate to your product."

      Generous my ass.

    • LeninWalksTheEarth [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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      I wonder which generation made it so that the internet and technology were all bottom feeding black box products that depend on psychological manipulation and addiction.

      It’s millenials. Zuckerberg is 41. Altman is 40. But that just shows that capitalism ruins everything and every generation has it’s shitty capitalists(all of them).