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> by our actions we're saying we want it. Just as smokers want lung cancer? Consumers are conditioned to "like" and "dislike". The battle against commercial s
by heresie-dabord 6y ago
> by our actions we're saying we want it.
Just as smokers want lung cancer? Consumers are conditioned to "like" and "dislike".
The battle against commercial surveillance is a battle for democracy. It is being fought but it will take effort because these companies have become powerful profiteers with smiling investors.
It took a long time to start winning against the cigarette industry. Even now, there are places in the world where cigarette sales are profitable and the product has prestige.
- supernova87a 6y agoWell, that's what I'm saying -- until Congress and some regulation acts to stop it, our habits and desires will fuel this.
- heresie-dabord 6y agoHabits and desires are implanted into groups by the system. But they are just group behaviour. People can change if they exert their will, speak out, and educate themselves.