That tech is not even remotely ready for use outside of a carefully isolated lab setting.

Fortunately, I will likely not even have to turn it off. The data-collection makes this illegal without informed consent in Europe. And they will not want to tell the world what they are collecting and what they are doing with it.

It's not a product in the traditional sense. It's a tool that the upper elite are hoping to use to replace you so that they are no longer dependent on your labor or your consumer dollars.

It always strikes me odd that people ask the question if there are no consumers who will buy their products?

You think somebody with a billion dollars hasn't asked that question?

What if they come up with a different answer than the old one we're told Henry Ford did. (Fun fact Ford paid better not because he wanted consumers but because the work was extremely tough and he had a hard time getting employees)

What if the solution they come up with is to automate everything and anything so that they can limit their dependency to a handful of engineers and a handful of bugs that keep those engineers in line?

What if there's no place for you in tomorrow?

I don't think most people can face that kind of existential dread. It borders on cosmic horror

The rest of the planet, is more violent than you assume. Every day. Forget the humans. You know how crazy it sounds to assume you know what Mother Nature is gonna do to you at any given moment? You do remember why we call them animals, right?

Only thing worse than dying young is dying stupid. Being unprepared in life, isn’t the advice your surviving ancestors lived long enough to give you. And if your ancestors were armed, perhaps you should ask why you’re not.

I found a brain that's been "softened" - what do I win?

I hear they burn mostly coal for fuel. Work to keep them and the Black Friday marketing offline! Coal for Christmas I say! A lump in every stocking should put a dent in their supply, and a damper on childhood arrogance.

Say it with me now! Ho Hell Nooo! Cooal for Christmas!

... not enough baskets. Not the only place in tech where this is going massively wrong.

Gnawing through plastic, is not the primary lesson. Situational awareness, is. Plenty of non-victims still alive today understand what helps a concealed weapons holder. Being in the right place at the right time is almost as important as knowing how to read the room and remove yourself if necessary.

As far as Free States go, remember why everyone waives a friendly waive at each other when passing on a country road in the South. Smart people know everyone is armed. Tends to make people quite polite.

Somewhere deep in the closet of irony exists a new old tradition where the shitcoin owner is forced to bite down on a pure gold coin to prove they’re stronger than the kind of imaginary value that can grow a cute little cartoon ape into a token serial killer of investments.

This.
Credit options are usually convenient, and often have other benefits like interest free periods, cashback or airmiles etc. Lots of people use them who could easily afford to pay up front.
If you end up paying the same, but get some kickback or defer payment until later why wouldnt you?
A lot of the users aren't people who can't manage their money, it's the opposite - people who know how to manage things optimally.

Many, many PC games can be played with a controller connected to the PC's USB port. Support for HID protocol and XInput protocol is widespread.

Gaming exclusively on modern consoles on grounds that games for Linux or Windows are presumed malware means you'll probably get indie games years late or never. This is because it takes time for an indie developer to build enough of a reputation in the industry to become eligible to buy a devkit for a modern console.

Unless by consoles, you mean things like the NES and Genesis, which are still getting brand-new indie games decades after Nintendo and Sega stopped supporting them.

It's not just greenflation. Companies have realized that they can make more money focusing on the top 10% of consumers and just what the bottom 90 go to hell. If they had the slightest fear of competition then they wouldn't take that risk because a competitor might work their way up in the cheaper markets and then jump into the more profitable ones, but since we don't enforce antitrust law because we're busy freaking out about trans girls playing field hockey in the Midwest you can kiss that goodbye.

During incognito browser mode. So that's fun. As usual we found out as part of a lawsuit and settlement.