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> A reminder that no one's making you use Amazon, especially the Alexa stuff. What happens when you kid's friends use and they visit? What happens when everyt
by r00fus 5y ago
> A reminder that no one's making you use Amazon, especially the Alexa stuff.
What happens when you kid's friends use and they visit? What happens when everything is "Alexa enabled" and comes on by default?
Voting with your wallet doesn't work against sufficiently large vendor who's willing to lose money to achieve their goals.
- gopher_space 5y agoVoting with your wallet isn't a situation where you're concerned about the results. The point isn't so much to change bad behavior as it is to disassociate yourself from it. If enough people become aware of the option and follow suit, change might occur that you'd like. That isn't what motivates you.
- r00fus 5y ago> Voting with your wallet isn't a situation where you're concerned about the results. Unclear what you are trying to say but honestly it's a pain I have to do this everywhere. That's why we have regulation & legislation: so corporations don't have to get "market signals" they're free to ignore, vs laws they must actually follow or get fined/held liable.
- gopher_space 5y ago> Unclear what you are trying to say It's like removing a jerk from your life who happens to make amazing tacos. I'm going to miss those tacos but life is too short. The 2nd best taco truck is a block away in this scenario. > but honestly it's a pain I have to do this everywhere. Right???