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Carmakers Push Forward With Plans To Make Basic Features Subscription Services, Despite Widespread Backlash (www.techdirt.com)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 135 points 11 months ago (18 children)

The simple answer is "REFUSE TO BUY THE SHIT!"

It is literally that simple. I can't think of a single person that HAS to buy a NEW car. Keep what you have or buy used. Tell the dealerships and auto makers to fuck off! Explain why a person ever has to buy a NEW car.

As long as people are stupid and buy it the auto makers WILL continue on this path.

[–] [email protected] 63 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Enshitification isn't solved by voting with your dollar. If it did, the printer market wouldn't be the shit show that it is. You can't vote for the good if all the manufacturers mutually agree to only produce shit. Only regulation will keep them in line.

(inb4 "brother is better", I am aware that brother printers are generally better, but they are far from good.)

[–] [email protected] 19 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Especially when the majority of people will litterly drink shit milkshakes every damn day before they ever dream of using something that isn't their preferred brand or might require accepting some modest trade-offs.

We all suffer from enshitification because the "average consumer" makes it profitable with their apathy, their ignorance, and their laziness. And there's nothing we can about that. We're stuck in these markets with them, and they make up the majority, so they set the trends.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

You've succinctly articulated something I've been struggling to for a long time.

We all suffer from enshitification because the "average consumer" makes it profitable with their apathy, their ignorance, and their laziness.

And then you follow up with this banger:

And there's nothing we can do about that. We're stuck in these markets with them, and they make up the majority, so they set the trends.

I hate it so much, but what can those of us that actually care do other than try to educate people?

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