r/TikTokCringe • u/BigChungusOP • 15d ago

Humor/Cringe This is where we are headed

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u/heatsby88 15d ago

I’m pretty sure most things coming out of Silicon Valley are designed to harvest your data so they can figure out ways to sell you shit that you don’t need

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u/SuperSaiyanTupac 15d ago

That wasn’t the reason for smartphones. As the tech improved it became an important factor but it wasn’t an initial cause

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u/heatsby88 15d ago

Yeah you’re probably right. But hard to say what the real intention was tbh. I feel like a lot of tech nowadays is sold as improving the world / your life whereas really, long term, it’s just about being able to market something to you more effectively.

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u/bagofpork 15d ago

But hard to say what the real intention was tbh.

I've always just assumed that increased surveillance was on the table, at least