• @ubermeisters@lemmy.world
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    171 year ago

    No, we are wired to be programmed by giant companies to believe that the ways they influence us are just “toward the natural”.

    • @warmaster@lemmy.world
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      51 year ago

      How is it not natural to want a status symbol? However I agree that companies abuse that to gain power and profit, I’m not questioning that.

      • @effward@lemmy.world
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        71 year ago

        It may be natural to want a status symbol (although that drive probably varies wildly between individuals), but I find it sad that having an iPhone is equated to status.

        “Look at me in my expensive walled garden!”

        Disclaimer: I also dislike Google’s business practices in different ways

        • @warmaster@lemmy.world
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          31 year ago

          I feel you. I dream of the day Linux phones become a thing, but they are not ready yet, although great progress is being made.