> It is inconceivable for this demographic to think of a product that can enrich both the corporation and the users.
Would you care to provide an example of such a product, to dissuade this perceived demographic cohort? I am not so certain your creative name calling will yield much results, however.
A pharmacy is a terrible example, as medicine is grossly overpriced for exactly the reason you state. The "users" may be getting "enriched" but the pharmacy is profiting a substantial order of magnitude more.
Not really. The provide convenience, sure, but fundamentally all technology creates dependence and limits freedom by influencing behavior in subtle ways, while disproportionately benefiting the technology owner/operator.
> It is inconceivable for this demographic to think of a product that can enrich both the corporation and the users.
Would you care to provide an example of such a product, to dissuade this perceived demographic cohort? I am not so certain your creative name calling will yield much results, however.
It's literally everything that people in relatively free markets buy.
Microsoft Windows is a great example that people will get really angry about, but like bubble gum also enriches the producer, seller and buyer.
Those are not great examples.
Bubble gum puts the buyer in a worse dental health situation.
Windows is a monopoly that controls the desktop market and the buyer would have been better off with a richer market with a variety of options.
You could have said cigarettes. They provide the same pleasure benefits as gum with unhealthy outcomes for the buyer.
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It’s concerning that this was even a question!!!
> Would you care to provide an example of such a product
Go to a pharmacy and look at the shelves and you will find such products. All made by companies looking for a profit.
Or just look everywhere around you, and you will see things made by corporation for their profit, which you have purchased to enrich your own life.
A pharmacy is a terrible example, as medicine is grossly overpriced for exactly the reason you state. The "users" may be getting "enriched" but the pharmacy is profiting a substantial order of magnitude more.
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I mean… you don’t need to look very hard. Smart phones? Google Maps?
Is your life not enhanced by these products?
Not really. The provide convenience, sure, but fundamentally all technology creates dependence and limits freedom by influencing behavior in subtle ways, while disproportionately benefiting the technology owner/operator.
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This "enrichment" is wildly asymmetrical to users, however.
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