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Also I think the group of people who are shelling out $4k for the AVR are going to be heavily biased to justify the expense. I don't think there's a $3000 difference between the two devices. Maybe $500.
But also this is the first version. The original iPhone didn't have copy/paste or the ability to shoot video.
The software will continue to get refined and the hardware will get smaller. It'll eventually fit into roughly standard sized glasses and I think that's going to change everything
Infrastructure is a high rise building. Long term planning and careful maintenance is needed. And it shouldn't be necessary to replace the foundation every year or two.
There isn't another platform today that connects you as rapidly to people with shared interests. IG is trying with feeds
Its harder to control a narrative and spread propaganda when people can see that others around the world are just like them, talk to them directly, and hear their stories.
The idea that China uses TikTok to control other countries I think is backwards. The platform actually enables significant info sharing between normal people, and we’re seeing this for example in the conflict in Gaza.
“Social Harmony” aka our ability to influence popular opinion
Who bailed out the home owners? No-one. They lost their homes, their credit was ruined. Decades worth of setback. But they deserved it? Please. It was a trap in the name of shareholder profits.
The problem is systemic and blaming the consumer is myopic at best.
How exactly is being approved for a loan to buy a first home the fault of the purchaser?
We can shop in any grocery store trusting that the products are safe to consume. Meanwhile, banks are allowed to legally sell financial poison?
Sure, compare rates, terms, insurance, etc. But financial time bombs like you describe should be illegal. The banks should suffer the consequences of their greed. And the working class should not be left homeless as a consequence.
School loans should not be modeled after payday loan sharks.
We need better laws and repercussions against screwing over the working class.
Musicians are largely struggling while a few giant corps take all the money. Thats not a good place at all.
I think you are conflating “music” with “music consumers”
We shouldn't be complacent and let Spotify make earning a living even harder for artists.