We Finally Have Proof That the Internet Is Worse::High-profile lawsuits against Google and Amazon have revealed Silicon Valley’s vise grip on our lives.

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      1 year ago

      I have a microwave/air fryer/convection combo that I can’t use unless I install a phone app. It came with the apartment. It has only a few “buttons” on its face. The UI is almost completely non-intuitive, but the app makes it easy. Every time I bake bread I fight the urge to blow my brains out as I navigate to the app. I have become that which I mocked.

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        1 year ago

        I can’t believe this is true. Show pictures and link to the vendor. I wanna see this for myself.

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          1 year ago

          So I’ve just had a look out of curiosity and every single result for smart microwave (there’s not that many) has buttons on its face as well.

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      1 year ago

      It turns outcapitalism is great for maximising profits, but terrible for consumers, and demanding open-source products is the only way out of this hell-hole