Would you be ok with having your name, address, and phone number in the phone book like people in the 1950s were?
People are ok with the smartphones and shit because the corps aren't really doing much of anything with the info beyond pushing ads. Its not the government listening for whatever they deem seditious language.
The last time we had definitive proof the government was spying on us it was called PRISM. Google can fill you in. They will also report that search to the government 🖖
I'm sure it's still going on, they might have changed the name after the backlash. But they didn't stop.
Its just obviously true. If you really wanted to remove as many illegal immigrants as possible you would target business owners (particialrly in agriculture) and levy massive fines if they were caught having any undocumented workers. But those people donate to republicans so it doesn't happen
The ICE raids are performative, for the cameras stuff
I even boycotted Amazon, then I got chronically ill and disabled and Alexa was the only easy and affordable version to turn lights, air filter... on/off. But I at least have the old version without cameras. Healthy I wouldn't have them either though
Y'all use this as some catch all no matter the context, and it's pretty silly y'all can't tell when it doesn't fit.
Saying you don't understand why you you'd use something that steals your data, while using something that steals your data, is not the same as having a phone even though you don't support the exploitation of the workers who mined the precious metals.
an amazon alexa is a completely optional device that you can easily go your every day life without having, its a glorified smart speaker. a cellphone is hardly optional in this day and age and good luck doing anything or getting anywhere without one. one is optional, the other really isnt.
He could be posting from his 7th Amazon Fire tablet for all you know. You're just going to assume he fits into your argument, and I can turn around and assume he fits into mine.
Do you want me to change my comment to "commented on social media site that creeps on you" or will you then tell me that reddit is actually a societal need?
We have had ours for a while and used it for a few little smart things but over time stopped bothering. Now my kids used it for music but it's been getting worse, so I'm replacing it with a Yoto. We already have yotos for their bedrooms and like them, no voice, no mic, no ai.
As someone over 35, with no girlfriend for the past few years, and also has 2 Alexa devices, I do use it to control devices, but it is in no way something to keep you company. In fact, I find myself frustrated more with mine than anything. I tell it to find a channel on Audacity and she's like "I can't find that on Audible".
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u/_recapitated 8h ago
I'll never understand why people invite these creeps into their home