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Man, it must suck to not really own the car you own... I hate it enough with my computer and phone.

bluefirebrand 5y ago
This is the world being built around us. You don't own anything and even the stuff you do own has a lot of caveats that sure make it seem like you don't own it.
- narrator 5y ago
  In the future, if your social credit score gets low enough, every automated thing in the world will be actively trying to kill you.
  - Koshkin 5y ago
    An asteroid will be our only hope then.
    - Maken 5y ago
      That's assuming Rio Tinto Aerospace Inc. doesn't own the asteroid and it's legally authorised to eject you whenever you are deemed unprofitable.
    - narrator 5y ago
      In the future, most people will rejoice at every person who dies because that means that everyone's carbon ration will be increased. Yeah I'm writing a dystopian novel write now about the eco future (see my profile). I think a lot about how bad could it get.
- cube00 5y ago
  Television owners are slowly learning this as advertising is rolling out to their home screens. In the case of Android it started with advertising streaming services and it's allegedly now expanding to advertising (sorry, suggesting, to use their terminology) theatrical releases that you can't even stream.
  - bluefirebrand 5y ago
    Yes, "Smart" is just a label meaning "You don't really own this, the manufacturer does"
- eropple 5y ago
  I’ve gotten into woodworking as of late because there is great value in a collection of tools and processes that don’t involve the internet or a piece of electronics more complex than a MOSFET unless I specifically invite it in—I find it restorative. Nobody can go “hey you don’t own that bandsaw unless you upgrade”, and the stuff that comes out of the shop on the other end is nice.
  - matheweis 5y ago
    Enjoy it while it lasts. Home Depot has been hard at work adding drm to their power tools: https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20210802/07490447288/home-depot-tech-will-brick-power-tools-if-theyre-stolen-what-could-possibly-go-wrong.shtml https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20210802/07490447288/home-...
    - eropple 5y ago
      I don’t buy tools sold at Home Depot. (Consumables, sure, but not tools.) The nice folks at Laguna and Harvey and Rikon and Festool still seem to understand how a customer relationship works.
- user3939382 5y ago
  You can’t actually own a house. You rent it from the government and if you don’t pay the rent you’re evicted. They call the rent property taxes but that doesn’t change the dynamics.
  - Koshkin 5y ago
    That’s like saying you rent your wallet from the thief.
    - user3939382 5y ago
      Not unless you change the meaning of rent and thief completely. I don't see the analogy at all.
- Koshkin 5y ago
  Indeed, we even haven’t really owned things that require electric power and depend on external supply. Internet is the new “electricity.”

This is the world being built around us. You don't own anything and even the stuff you do own has a lot of caveats that sure make it seem like you don't own it.

narrator 5y ago
In the future, if your social credit score gets low enough, every automated thing in the world will be actively trying to kill you.
- Koshkin 5y ago
  An asteroid will be our only hope then.
  - Maken 5y ago
    That's assuming Rio Tinto Aerospace Inc. doesn't own the asteroid and it's legally authorised to eject you whenever you are deemed unprofitable.
  - narrator 5y ago
    In the future, most people will rejoice at every person who dies because that means that everyone's carbon ration will be increased. Yeah I'm writing a dystopian novel write now about the eco future (see my profile). I think a lot about how bad could it get.
cube00 5y ago
Television owners are slowly learning this as advertising is rolling out to their home screens. In the case of Android it started with advertising streaming services and it's allegedly now expanding to advertising (sorry, suggesting, to use their terminology) theatrical releases that you can't even stream.
- bluefirebrand 5y ago
  Yes, "Smart" is just a label meaning "You don't really own this, the manufacturer does"
eropple 5y ago
I’ve gotten into woodworking as of late because there is great value in a collection of tools and processes that don’t involve the internet or a piece of electronics more complex than a MOSFET unless I specifically invite it in—I find it restorative. Nobody can go “hey you don’t own that bandsaw unless you upgrade”, and the stuff that comes out of the shop on the other end is nice.
- matheweis 5y ago
  Enjoy it while it lasts. Home Depot has been hard at work adding drm to their power tools: https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20210802/07490447288/home-depot-tech-will-brick-power-tools-if-theyre-stolen-what-could-possibly-go-wrong.shtml https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20210802/07490447288/home-...
  - eropple 5y ago
    I don’t buy tools sold at Home Depot. (Consumables, sure, but not tools.) The nice folks at Laguna and Harvey and Rikon and Festool still seem to understand how a customer relationship works.
user3939382 5y ago
You can’t actually own a house. You rent it from the government and if you don’t pay the rent you’re evicted. They call the rent property taxes but that doesn’t change the dynamics.
- Koshkin 5y ago
  That’s like saying you rent your wallet from the thief.
  - user3939382 5y ago
    Not unless you change the meaning of rent and thief completely. I don't see the analogy at all.
Koshkin 5y ago
Indeed, we even haven’t really owned things that require electric power and depend on external supply. Internet is the new “electricity.”