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  • hark@lemmy.worldtoLemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldStay Mad, Tankies
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    16 days ago

    The original image even says “don’t care, still voting trump” this is just an edit changing it to biden. Both democrats and republicans can agree on punching to the left. Of course, democrats have to use dog whistles like calling them all “tankies” just like how republicans love to discriminate against minorities while making references to them as “inner city youths” or whatever.








  • What really started the ad war was the endless drive for greater profits. Let’s say I accept youtube’s terms and sign up for premium. Sooner or later they will introduce ads into premium as well. We’ve seen this process happen with many other services before. I didn’t start using an ad blocker until quite a bit after pop-ups were rampant and malware-infested ads became an issue. There’s a point where it becomes too much and people will seek out alternatives. An entire generation grew up with convenient streaming services and they’re generally less knowledgeable about piracy than the generation before them. That will likely change as those streaming services continue to jack up prices while making the experience worse all in the name of profit.

    Again, there is an endless supply of entertainment these days. If companies think they can endlessly jack up prices and/or worsen the experience, they’re contending with practically infinite supply, the consequences of which are obvious in when it comes to supply vs demand.







  • So true, things were much better when we had three channels on the TV.

    edit: In case it wasn’t clear, I was being sarcastic. Individualized propaganda isn’t any more dangerous to democracy than completely-controlled broadcasts. In fact, the completely-controlled broadcasts are more dangerous since it’s easier to control the message. It’s not killing democracy because we never truly had it.