We are bombarded with too much advertising / propaganda.
How can profits still be increased in a saturated market?
You can show customers advertisements on the devices they have purchased. For example, on the display of a refrigerator. Then I just won't buy that kind of refrigerator anymore. The problem is that starting tomorrow, those are the only refrigerators available for purchase. Then I'll cover up the display. You always have to confirm the update on the display, otherwise the refrigerator will shut down and refuse to work. Then I won't connect the refrigerator to the internet. Then the refrigerator won't start up for security reasons. Only when it has downloaded the latest update from the internet and a bunch of ads is it ready for use.
If you think I just made this up and that it's a nice Halloween horror story, you're being pretty naive.
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... show moreWe are bombarded with too much advertising / propaganda.
How can profits still be increased in a saturated market?
You can show customers advertisements on the devices they have purchased. For example, on the display of a refrigerator. Then I just won't buy that kind of refrigerator anymore. The problem is that starting tomorrow, those are the only refrigerators available for purchase. Then I'll cover up the display. You always have to confirm the update on the display, otherwise the refrigerator will shut down and refuse to work. Then I won't connect the refrigerator to the internet. Then the refrigerator won't start up for security reasons. Only when it has downloaded the latest update from the internet and a bunch of ads is it ready for use.
If you think I just made this up and that it's a nice Halloween horror story, you're being pretty naive.
look: arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/1…
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