Reddit Just Doxxed a Man with His GPS Coordinates

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[–]Justin 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

A web browser should be the only thing needed to browse a website like Reddit. It's a fucking link aggregator with comments, I shouldn't need to download an app to use it, nor should I be bombarded with the 'how would you like to proceed? Open in the Reddit App or browser' when I use my phone.

[–]magnora7 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

'how would you like to proceed? Open in the Reddit App or browser' when I use my phone.

Agreed. It's exhausting how many times we have to answer that question. And how many times do I have to tell it I want old.reddit.com instead of the new one... It's all designed to gently coerce people to use the new site and the app (which almost certainly data-gathers everything it can off your phone and then they sell that data, this is standard procedure for most big app companies unfortunately)

It's a sad state of affairs, but the consumer needs to be smarter. The problem is the technology is developing faster than the consumer's awareness of the potential pitfalls.

[–]Undiscovered 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

The consumer just wants to consume as much as possible regardless of quality or repercussion. I have come to the conclusion that most of the USA's problems lie within the fact that they are the most goods addicted country to ever exist. Without the need for unlimited consumption China and others wouldn't have been able to take advantage of it. People are addicted to cheap goods. Buy, break, rebuy.

Within that they are addicted to showing off their goods on these "free" platforms, those platforms then learn public and "private" info about said person and sell it for more than people realize. Then they are marketed to so they buy even more cheap goods.

In my opinion the only way capitalism truly works is if the consumers are intelligent, resourceful and patient. It seems those three have been thrown out the window in order to gain convenience and quantity, rather than quality.

[–]magnora7 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Very interesting comment. I agree, especially about America's addiction to consumerism. And this addiction subsequently creates the American addiction to work, in the desire for money. "Work hard, play hard"