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 (DIR) Post #AS4z1eWVsoDvOIMLlQ by mcc@mastodon.social
       2023-01-27T16:30:53Z
       
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       Among the many problems with capitalism are a problem I don't know the name for, but would summarize as "If everybody in the world is happy and satisfied with their smartphone— IE, nobody bothers buying a new phone for three whole months— this is the worst possible outcome for the smartphone industry".https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/01/smartphone-sales-see-largest-ever-decline-this-quarter/
       
 (DIR) Post #AS4z1g0KNRfNz3JfsG by mcc@mastodon.social
       2023-01-27T16:36:27Z
       
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       A company whose customers are content is, apparently, a doomed company.Meanwhile, there's a situation where phones that work perfectly fine by themselves for 4-8 years at a go have to get replaced because security patches cut off after 2 years. But I'm sure that's just a coincidence
       
 (DIR) Post #AS5Pptaoj8WLPnzV9E by DoctorSynth@twit.social
       2023-01-27T19:30:47Z
       
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       @mcc duh, the solution is to stop building so many new smartphones to increase demand; also to free up human capital to come up with the next big idea… or Big Mouth Billy Bass
       
 (DIR) Post #AS5Ppu7mkYtN43PpXE by mcc@mastodon.social
       2023-01-27T20:06:46Z
       
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       @DoctorSynth Because Mastodon is an open-source platform with a truly open API, there is the potential to explore truly innovative approaches to social-media UI. For example, imagine a project where all your Mastodon posts are read out by Big Mouth Billy Bass