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My point was "buying" typically implies ownership in conversations like these, when these corporations are actively resisting you actually completely owning their products. We are more like temporary renters. And this has unfortunate consequences for the rest of the goods economy. Won't be long, as an example, before Samsung doesn't want you to actually own your refrigerator, TV, or washer, or Tesla and GM not wanting you to own your vehicle, and instead, pay them a monthly service fee for the pleasure of using your own car you "bought" (spoiler alert).

The whole idea is the thing you "buy" is really just an ephemeral vehicle of consumption and steady revenue stream for the corporation. Good for them, bad for you.




If any of that ever happens then at that point then there's something to talk about. And the answer will be: freely choose to buy something else.

But my overall point is that getting rich from making something high quality that lots of people what is about as honest a way as there is.




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