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    9 months ago

    A phone is a product, and it solves a lot of problems.

    I used to print out mapquest directions to wherever I drove. Now I can just use navigation so I seldom miss turns on dark streets anymore.

    Products can solve problems, that’s why people pay for them

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      9 months ago

      I think they mean existential problems, like our belligerent lumbering towards the violent self-destruction of humanity.

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        39 months ago

        This is exactly what I meant.

        A product is something created by an organization ( in our case corporations) to make money. Period.

        The fact it can make our lives easier is a secondary side effect. The way these products are made can ( and usually do) exacerbate our problems.

        Solutions ? Nah.