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My tentative conclusion is that these people know something about human nature that we don't. I have a friend who runs a small e-commerce business and is large
by Tade0 3y ago
My tentative conclusion is that these people know something about human nature that we don't.
I have a friend who runs a small e-commerce business and is largely non-technical. I've found that I couldn't ever do the same because I don't think like he does.
Apparently the average person is way less grumpy than I am about things like right to repair or planned obsolescence.
Case in point: to him an e-book reader is just an appliance, like a dishwasher, which performs a specific function. He doesn't care that he can't upload whatever file to the device because he would never use that feature.
- hutzlibu 3y ago"Apparently the average person is way less grumpy than I am about things like right to repair or planned obsolescence." That is obvious. Otherwise we would not have glued in batteries, spyware everywhere as part of mainstream OS and ads in the start menue. But to me a e-book reader is also just an appliance, that should perform one specific function. Displaying books. But I simply happen to know what a file format is, so I know that there is no reason to limit that, so they can try to lock me in to their store.
- TheCoelacanth 3y agoExactly. An ebook reader is an appliance. I view an ebook reader telling me I can't read a format of books the same as if a dishwasher told me I couldn't wash a certain brand of plates. Completely unacceptable.
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- n6h6 3y agoor, more realistically, allowing only one brand of detergent. oh wait, printers already do that (with ink, not detergent)
- forgetfreeman 3y agoPerversely, and without exception, all of those anti-features you mentioned were implemented the kinds of individuals that find them offensive and refuse to engage with them where possible. I feel like this says something about the state of personal integrity either in industry or society writ large.
- lapcat 3y ago> Apparently the average person is way less grumpy than I am about things like right to repair or planned obsolescence. More likely is that the average person feels powerless in the face of technology and doesn't know how to change things or doesn't even fully understand the issues.
- codingcodingboy 3y agoTry to substitute "grumpy" with "informed".