Unrelated but can everyone stop calling every god damn thing/phenomenon “core”. Just call it what it is. Undercomsumption.

I’ve advocate by doing. I work at a computer repair shop with honest rates, and transparent practices. I volunteer at repair cafés sharpening tools for free. This way you demonstrate directly towards them what you’re doing and what companies are doing.

I can show customers that apple’s ribbon cables are thinner than tissue paper, all of the freaking glue holding it together, the serialized components, the convoluted design, etc.

Whenever I speak about it outside of the repair shop people think I’m some conspiracy nut, but people will listen with the evidence right in front of them.

I’ve been advocating right to repair and have been trying to raise the alarm bells to stuff like this. Unfortunately people have been blind to it and keep putting up with this crap.

“Oh I have to go to the ram dealership instead of an independent and pay $10,000 more? Sounds good to me!”

“Oh they track everywhere I drive, the speed I’m driving and also sell it to my insurance so they can increase rates, and advertisers to stalk me? If you have nothing to hide you have nothing to fear!”.