If you're on Lemmy, you're already set up to "not understand". You probably have no trouble installing a new chat app and using it.
I chat with 20-30 people in my neighborhood, all middle aged adults, and they all have iPhones. If I were to ask, only one would accommodate my request to use a different app, and it'd still be disruptive to his routine. I'm not angry at any of these folks; I blame Apple. Though they have a good product, they are totally behaving like a monopolist.
It's not the features and never has been. It comes preinstalled, it just works, and it works perfectly with most people. No one calls it "iMessage". They call it "texting".
I agree to a point. I also miss the excitement of those flash sales, but they were probably predatory--like gambling or FOMO--and I greatly prefer the modern game return policies---arguably what killed off those flash sales--which I can enjoy all-year round.
I agree it's a bad first step. I'd keep trying idea on the table, but I'd start by working with the European car manufacturers to create huge tariffs on those cars. Make it impossible for them to be sold at those prices in Western markets
Interesting. The back of a tube of sensodyne in my medicine cabinet right now says that stannous fluoride may stain teeth. Hard to understand why a 2013 article would contradict a 2023 toothpaste warning.
I mean, before Gmail, I had a new email address every 2-3 years. I've had Gmail for what, almost 20 years? That's not what I'd define as "ephemeral."
Let me save you two clicks: in 2021, some dude made some unsubstantiated claim in Congress that organized retail theft account for 45 billion in losses. The retail trade group in question picked up this number and ran with it without ever validating the underlying claim. The guy and or his company that made the underlying claim isn't returning calls or requests for comment.
Hmmm. I own it but haven't ever played it. Are there bad controls or other bugs or quirks with the original... You know, something that would justify a remake?
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