??? The guy you’re replaying to is talking about big corporations and this post is about FedEx… you think one one person made and is responsible for this “notification system”?

The answer is: because they dont care, unless it impact their profits.

I hate this “joke” so much … you know that in a few years people will believe this shit, right?

If you buy a $3000 PC from your typical boutique PC builder they will probably do that for you. If not for free, then for a lot less than $2000 you’re overpaying.

But there is nothing you are missing out on? It’s not like this is a switch, or even a steam deck. It’s a small form factor PC with SteamOS preinstalled.

The only reason I could think of for buying from a scalper is if you are a journalist (or similar) and need one or multiple to review/test.

I feel like pointing at “influencers” and putting the blame on them isn’t really correct. They are probably more of a symptom.

Whose fault is it that some random blogger is being treated the same as people who studied something for decades?

E.g. the media owned by the rich or the governments bought “lobbied” by the rich.

A few crazy people will always exist, but currently the “inmates are running the asylum” and they actively promote this garbage. Just look at RFK.

They can’t force people to buy SUVs, but when it’s much more profitable for car companies from the USA to make SUVs, thanks to that EPA loophole, then they are going to do everything to make sure everyone “wants” SUVs.

nobody is forcing anyone to purchase these cars. they choose to do it.

Decades of propaganda advertisements telling people they need to buy an SUV, plus the (real or not) perceived danger of having a smaller car… that might not technically count as “manufactured consent”, but imho it’s not too far off.

FIFA, one of the most evil organisations in the world

Sorry, but no matter how bad and corrupt FIFA is, calling them that is ridiculous. Your average American health care/insurance company and their “deny, defend, depose” operation is probably worse.

Ehh, I feel like a lot of people in here are arguing just for the sake of it, and because the guy who said this is from a car company.

Yes, of course electric cars are better than cars burning fossil fuels. EVs being too expensive, too few buttons and too many touch screens has nothing to do with that. The same goes for the also obvious fact, that we should focus more on public transport because it is much more efficient in moving people around than cars.