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You're not wrong, but neither is the parent poster. A 2 pack of Phillips hue light bulbs is like $80 and that isn't a stand alone unit. You need to provide your
by farisjarrah 8y ago
You're not wrong, but neither is the parent poster. A 2 pack of Phillips hue light bulbs is like $80 and that isn't a stand alone unit. You need to provide your own light fixture and internet. The fact of the matter is that regardless of how little you like this technology, or however wasteful it is, there is a huge market for this stuff and people will purchase it.
- lm28469 8y agoOf course there is a market for it, it's the main feature of our current economy. "alienated consumption has become just as much a duty for the masses as alienated production" - Guy Debord I don't care about this particular product, or connected lamps in general for that matter, the underlying causes are very interesting though.
- throwaway427 8y agoOh lord, quoting Debord? Go take it to /r/latestagecapitalism