• ReadFanon [any, any]@hexbear.net
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    1 month ago

    Imagine what it’s going to be like in a few years when there’s a duopoly of theft prevention AI companies and every insurer mandates that shops use that technology. People are going to get instabanned from 50% of the shops in the entire country.

    It’s going to be particularly bad for people who live in regional areas where there’s only one big box store for miles around.

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      1 month ago

      honestly if it gets that bad i fully expect theft to go up and become more violent against people who try to enforce those rules

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        1 month ago

        Yet-another example of me being like “Well, I ain’t no accelerationist but if they’re the ones who hold all the cards and they opt for acceleration then what am I gonna do about it? 🤷”