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Didn't the user already exercise their control by choosing to buy a smart TV? And I don't think many people would say there is a lack of competition between TV
by bootlooped 6y ago
Didn't the user already exercise their control by choosing to buy a smart TV? And I don't think many people would say there is a lack of competition between TV manufacturers.
- nitrogen 6y agoAs is constantly brought up in these threads, there is often no dumb TV option available with higher end panels, and all of the TV vendors are incentivized to be equally evil.
- bootlooped 6y agoI just don't think it's an issue for the majority of consumers. If you went up to random people on the street and ask whether they would rather have a smart TV or non-smart TV, I think mostly you would get dumbfounded looks of "of course I want the one with more features built-in".
- nitrogen 6y agoBecause that's a manipulative question. The true question is "Would you rather have a TV that spies on you, runs slow, stops working after a few years, and sends pictures of everything you watch to some other country, or a TV that does none of those things and lasts 10+ years?"
- bootlooped 6y agoHow is it manipulative? "Smart TV or non-smart TV" is the most vanilla, agnostic way I can think of to ask the question. Once you start adding pros and cons you muddy the whole thing, and all the pros and cons you have added conveniently lead to your preferred answer. Don't you think it's more manipulative to build a one-sided argument into the question?