Yes, but you get to feel like you belong. It is simple really, somewhere in the primitive human mind is a strong attraction to shiny things (you must consciously resist this to avoid its influence), and the need to belong. These are the principle factors of advertising and marketing. Anyone can fall prey to pandering of these "emotions." They are almost impossible to resist unless you are conscious of your own weakness and actively resist. Most people are not interested or concerned with mastering their own existence, so marketing is very effective.
1) Make it shiny 2) Make people feel like they do not belong unless they have it 3) Profit
Also, if you are not implicitly motivated, go fuck yourself. Why would you need to motivate yourself? Do you not have work that needs done in order to get paid? Wow.
It is really disturbing that ACs with narrow, unsubstantiated views are being modded up en-masse today. Especially when they are advocating slavery. Usually people on slashdot know how to apply reason and logic, but this is a total fail. I guess the comments are probably trolls anyway or they would post with their names.
I find nothing intelligent in your comment. It is just misapplied economic reasoning. People are not prices subject to the invisible hand. Things are the way they are because people make it that way. Are we so inept as beings that we cannot solve these problems? I'm not advocating socialism, I just want a fair trade. As it is, owners hold the long end of the lever, period. This advantage is protected by government---which happens to be an institution of.....the owners. Who can deny this? The system has reached the end of its life, it is broken. A business entity is not "property," but it is treated as such. It is a failed distinction that needs revision. If trade does not benefit both parties equally it is not trade--it is something else, it is destructive to society.
Bullshit ACs, you guys are full of shit and you really need to shut up. If we forced China and other countries to provide the working conditions and wages of Americans they would just STFU and do it. The point is, those in power prefer slavery--owning slaves. Except that unlike slavery where they have to pay the full upkeep of the slave, they can pay them a portion of that money keeping more for themselves. Just like in America where you have millions of people working restaurants and other low-pay bullshit jobs who are essentially not much better off than a plantation slave. Instead we have social programs that pay the rest of these peoples living expenses here--money that is taken from hard working people WHO HAVE A FUCKING SELF SUPPORTING JOB! So, the slave owners get to have the slaves, AND the workers they have to pay well must contribute to the support of those who do not have a good job. It is a shitty state of affairs, and it is not sustainable. Quite frankly, I'm sick and tired of it robbing everyone of a prosperous life. Just another way to scam people who are math-challenged. Those in government know this game well, and they do not think much of you.
You are getting the two confused. Corporations morph into the acting governmental force. How is this eluding you? Google has not morphed into a governmental force, yet.
I say the right to privacy is dead, antiquated, and probably never existed in the first place. If you want privacy then you need to consciously make an effort to protect your data. If you are not sure it is private, then assume it is not private. Don't be so beef-headed as to assume your life is private because you have not published it. I think the assholes are right, and we just don't want to admit it because of some ideological cognitive dissonance. There is no privacy on the internet. If information about you is travelling on wires all bets are off. If you want to keep something private do not send it over the wires. If you do, you must be diligent in obfuscating it.
Slashdot Mirror
Sorry, but for a premium smartphone I demand something more than a flimsy piece of plastic cheaply clicked in.
So get a case for $5 from amazon, or you can get an Otterbox and double the size of your phone for $50!
Yes, but you get to feel like you belong. It is simple really, somewhere in the primitive human mind is a strong attraction to shiny things (you must consciously resist this to avoid its influence), and the need to belong. These are the principle factors of advertising and marketing. Anyone can fall prey to pandering of these "emotions." They are almost impossible to resist unless you are conscious of your own weakness and actively resist. Most people are not interested or concerned with mastering their own existence, so marketing is very effective.
1) Make it shiny
2) Make people feel like they do not belong unless they have it
3) Profit
Kim Dotcom, is that you?
Also, if you are not implicitly motivated, go fuck yourself. Why would you need to motivate yourself? Do you not have work that needs done in order to get paid? Wow.
It is really disturbing that ACs with narrow, unsubstantiated views are being modded up en-masse today. Especially when they are advocating slavery. Usually people on slashdot know how to apply reason and logic, but this is a total fail. I guess the comments are probably trolls anyway or they would post with their names.
I find nothing intelligent in your comment. It is just misapplied economic reasoning. People are not prices subject to the invisible hand. Things are the way they are because people make it that way. Are we so inept as beings that we cannot solve these problems? I'm not advocating socialism, I just want a fair trade. As it is, owners hold the long end of the lever, period. This advantage is protected by government---which happens to be an institution of.....the owners. Who can deny this? The system has reached the end of its life, it is broken. A business entity is not "property," but it is treated as such. It is a failed distinction that needs revision. If trade does not benefit both parties equally it is not trade--it is something else, it is destructive to society.
Bullshit ACs, you guys are full of shit and you really need to shut up. If we forced China and other countries to provide the working conditions and wages of Americans they would just STFU and do it. The point is, those in power prefer slavery--owning slaves. Except that unlike slavery where they have to pay the full upkeep of the slave, they can pay them a portion of that money keeping more for themselves. Just like in America where you have millions of people working restaurants and other low-pay bullshit jobs who are essentially not much better off than a plantation slave. Instead we have social programs that pay the rest of these peoples living expenses here--money that is taken from hard working people WHO HAVE A FUCKING SELF SUPPORTING JOB! So, the slave owners get to have the slaves, AND the workers they have to pay well must contribute to the support of those who do not have a good job. It is a shitty state of affairs, and it is not sustainable. Quite frankly, I'm sick and tired of it robbing everyone of a prosperous life. Just another way to scam people who are math-challenged. Those in government know this game well, and they do not think much of you.
Not really, now that people have been gaming the system those with good content now have to practice SEO to stay afloat/visible.
Oh, never mind....G+, my flub.
And how in the hell can you function without a Google account? Seriously.
It will not be a dump any longer when the sub-way terminates there.
Been reading for over a half an hour, this is one of the best comments.
My god, this is lame.
Spot on! I threw in a Buffy pic on a presentation---big hit!
Uh...your dog probably has health problems.
Dude, you really have that problem? I only go to slashdot and Google, if something is flushed with ads I just leave.
Google's political moves are so cute.
I'll have what you are smoking. You think she looks good? WTF!
Go ahead and post it. We'll offer plenty of........critique.
I'm not saying they are evil, I'm saying they are smart.
You can be both.
gotta love hackers
Considering the recent productivity, they need to downsize.
I hearby declare your post a sucker-punch. AC + bitchslap + dive back into the shadows = (sucker punch)
You are getting the two confused. Corporations morph into the acting governmental force. How is this eluding you? Google has not morphed into a governmental force, yet.
I say the right to privacy is dead, antiquated, and probably never existed in the first place. If you want privacy then you need to consciously make an effort to protect your data. If you are not sure it is private, then assume it is not private. Don't be so beef-headed as to assume your life is private because you have not published it. I think the assholes are right, and we just don't want to admit it because of some ideological cognitive dissonance. There is no privacy on the internet. If information about you is travelling on wires all bets are off. If you want to keep something private do not send it over the wires. If you do, you must be diligent in obfuscating it.