I can’t find anything that matches your description of US can openers on DDG, do you happen to have a pic? Can’t picture it

This isn’t discrimination, this is the intention of capitalism. Has been long before the web. Under capitalism, you’re insentivised to act in a way that concentrates capital, and disincentivised from not acting in a way that concentrates capital. With digital profiling, this has just become easier.

Also, I find it in poor taste to call this ‘the new race’. Ethnicity based discrimination is still prevalent and has in no way been replaced by this. It’s a separate issue that should be addressed, but without this weird comparison.

Well that just made my day a little worse

This won’t work if you use actual, classic TV. But I researched for a fair while and found none of the dumb TVs are cheaper than low end smart TVs. Not by a long shot. So I got a giant computer screen instead. I just connect my switch or my laptop.

My fairphone even SHOWED me the mic was running, in the top banner. Sure enough, google had accessed my mic that minute, clearly stated in the settings. I’ve turned it off since, but I don’t trust that. I’ll have to get around to switching to calyx.

Unrelated, but if she’s ever interested in sharing, I’d be interested in hearing what it was like to be a female dev in the 80s! It’s tough enough today.