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I've got two off the top of my head:

First is that the design of the USB drives needing to be oriented up or down was the result of a minor cost cutting choice. The inventor regrets it because it wouldn't been easy made so that USB drives were reversible.

Second is the abundance of pointless SEO stuff on recipe pages. It would be a cool opportunity for the creator to add a personal touch to the recipe page beneath the recipe, but they pop in first along with ads and suggested links. And they're so frustrating to navigate that they had to incorporate a 'jump to recipe' button.

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[-] culpritus@hexbear.net 48 points 2 years ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recuperation_(politics)

every cool new idea or invention must be made to bend to the will of Capital or extinguished (most often both)

p2p file sharing > subscription streaming services etc

texting (costs basically nothing because it fit in unused spaces within existing protocols) > every carrier charges for it for a decade or more even though it didn't cost them anything and was not a reliable service

Stonewall > Corporate and Law Enforcement Pride Events

there's plenty of examples beyond these if you think for a few minutes

[-] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 27 points 2 years ago

Recuperation destroyed even the vague promise of what blockchain technology could have done in a very different world. It was crushed under mountains upon mountains of pump and dump investment grifts.

[-] Mokey@hexbear.net 10 points 2 years ago

I feel like digital currency was my break with normies, like how do you really think that Bitcoin can supplant the USD?

[-] Magician@hexbear.net 25 points 2 years ago

Thanks for teaching me a new term!

Also the texting thing still pisses me off.

[-] BelieveRevolt@hexbear.net 18 points 2 years ago

P2P file sharing is a great example of how capitalism claims to value efficiency, yet will cling on to inefficient methods if it's profitable.

”What do you mean you'd rather just download one song for free than go to the store to buy a CD for $20?”

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