• LOGIC💣@lemmy.world
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    16 hours ago

    Imagine that. You not only paid for the refrigerator, but also the electricity and the internet access. And it uses all of that stuff to display ads to you. You’re literally paying for every ad it shows you.

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      1 hour ago

      You not only paid for the refrigerator, but also the electricity and the internet access.

      That’s a good point actually. You can eliminate these ads by taking it off the Wi-Fi.

    • Thurstylark@lemmy.today
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      15 hours ago

      That’s exactly the thing that turned me off cable. I’m not interested in paying for a service that’s going to pipe ads into my home. OTA TV, fine, I’m not paying for that. When I can pay for services that don’t show me ads, why would I pay for one that does?

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        13 hours ago

        When I can pay for services that don’t show me ads, why would I pay for one that does?

        Don’t worry, they are gradually taking that option away too.

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          13 hours ago

          Then the answer becomes to get those things without paying someone to show you ads.

          When the illegal choice becomes the objective best experience, you’re just a savvy consumer.

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        1 hour ago

        Yeah, I might accept that.

        Actually, I could use a new fridge…

        Ok, who wants to pay me a subscription fee to give me a fridge? Get in line, I’ll only be accepting applicants today!