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0 pointsarter42y ago0 comments

Exactly. This would turn a fridge into yet another thing serving ads. No thanks.

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This is why we can't have nice things. Any new technology is instantly leveraged to shove ads down people's throats and get them to buy more things they don't need.

mewpmewp22y ago

There would be alternative market for ads free for sure or open source alternatives where you could connect with your own selected LLMs.

thfuran2y ago

Like how there's an alternative market for dumb tvs, except they're more expensive and have worse screens?

mewpmewp22y ago

TVs are a different type of product than a fridge though. With fridge once you have the basics covered you can be set.

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4RealFreedom2y ago

And major brands would force you to pay a fee to disable advertising.

mewpmewp22y ago

To me paying to disable ads is a fair deal.

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Liftyee2y ago

This is why we can't have nice things. Any new technology is instantly leveraged to shove ads down people's throats and get them to buy more things they don't need.

mewpmewp22y ago

There would be alternative market for ads free for sure or open source alternatives where you could connect with your own selected LLMs.

thfuran2y ago

Like how there's an alternative market for dumb tvs, except they're more expensive and have worse screens?

mewpmewp22y ago

TVs are a different type of product than a fridge though. With fridge once you have the basics covered you can be set.

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4RealFreedom2y ago

And major brands would force you to pay a fee to disable advertising.

mewpmewp22y ago

To me paying to disable ads is a fair deal.

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