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Yeah I thought the system was supposed to be that businesses were incentivized to treat customers well or customers would stop buying their stuff and buy stuff
by libraryatnight 3y ago
Yeah I thought the system was supposed to be that businesses were incentivized to treat customers well or customers would stop buying their stuff and buy stuff from someone that treats them better. Seems just like we keep lining up for the abuse since there's not a lot of other options not doing the same nasty behavior, and what are we supposed to do - not buy TVs? What would we sit and stare at? ;)
- gleenn 3y agoI think people regularly trade quality for cheaper stuff. It's not exactly on the box that they have dark ui patterns too. It's also a moving target, they'll just creep the ads in until people start leaving
- disposition2 3y ago> they'll just creep the ads in until people start leaving I think this is the crux of the issue, there are not really any alternatives, other than not having a new TV (as OP, who seems to have been downvoted for stating facts, highlighted). Even if one wanted to get a television just for OTA viewing, the increase in encryption for ATSC 3.0 makes it difficult to even get local news / broadcasting without having it connected to the internet. It’s kind of like wanting to buy a new car (atleast on my somewhat limited investigation in the US), you cannot buy a new car that only has the basic creature comforts of AC / Heating and a standard radio. You have to opt in to lane assistance and all kinds of technology…even for the most basic model of the cheapest possible vehicle…there isn’t another option other than buying an old used car. We often espouse the free market in the US but consumers are now beholden to whatever the companies wish to offer and there isn’t really an alternative if one wishes to buy a new product.