soratoyuki

@soratoyuki@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If everyone is fired by AI, who's going to buy the products and services made by the companies if no one has money anymore?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The vanishingly small amount of people that will be unfathomably rich in a privatized post-scarcity economy will give us just enough in UBI to make sure we can buy our Mountain Dew verification cans. And without the ability to withhold our labor as a class, we’ll have no peaceful avenue to improve our conditions.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google Maps tests new pop-up ads that give you an unnecessary detour⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I know. I’d assume everyone on Lemmy knows. That’s why I said ‘free’ in scare quotes and not free.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google Maps tests new pop-up ads that give you an unnecessary detour⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Anecdotal, but a friend of mine was ticketed for it within the first week it went into effect. She (understandably) assumed that being stopped at a stop light was acceptable. That said, I’m not aware of any enforcement since then and wouldn’t be surprised if they deliberately only enforced it right after it took effect.

  Still wouldn’t risk it, though.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google Maps tests new pop-up ads that give you an unnecessary detour⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  In Virginia, at least, it’s not a meaningful distinction.

  There used to be an exception for GPS, but the state changed the law a few years ago so that any non-hands-free use of a phone in a non-parked is a ticketable offense. Swiping away an ad at a red light would technically be illegal.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Google Maps tests new pop-up ads that give you an unnecessary detour⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve been getting a lot of ‘suggested’ locations and sponsored pop ups in Google Maps the few weeks. I get that it’s a ‘free’ product, but ugh. My GPS while I’m driving down the highway is one of those things that really, really needs to be clutter-free.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Google One VPN service is heading to the Google graveyard - The Verge⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  So, so I get a prorated refund on my Google One subscription, or…?