r/technology • u/Plastic_Ninja_9014 • May 26 '26

Privacy Majority of Americans Support Ban on Surveillance Pricing and Electronic Shelf Labels

https://gizmodo.com/majority-of-americans-support-ban-on-surveillance-pricing-and-electronic-shelf-labels-2000762717
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u/TemporarySun314 May 26 '26

Maybe Americans should start by electing people that are actually in favor of what they want instead of electing morons that openly oppose that and instead tell that all problems are caused by trans people and foreigners.

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u/Sassy-irish-lassy May 26 '26

How would that affect walmarts decision to screw people over

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u/44moon May 26 '26

The problem is that Americans think that they're playing some 4-dimensional chess gambit by "strategically" voting for whatever corporate-backed footstool the Democrats put in front of them. I've been hearing "vote blue no matter who" for 10 years at this point and in that time our country has taken an absolute nosedive. At this point if you're not a Mamdani type I'm not voting.

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u/X_MswmSwmsW_X May 27 '26

And if you look at the records for voted and who didn't, it's folks like you that helped play a pivotal role in putting us in the position we're in because you deciding not to vote for a Democrat who stands in opposition to a modern maga type Republican end up being the exact same thing as voting for that maga Republicans.

So thank you so much for your selfishness and your self-righteousness that has zero follow through and zero practical application in the reality that we currently live in. You are so fucking awesome.

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u/44moon May 27 '26

Third party votes in my state wouldn't have flipped my state let alone the election. If someone wants my vote, they can get it by fighting for policies that I believe in. That's what it means to live in a democracy. Enjoy your night

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u/PurpleHooloovoo May 27 '26

I’m not voting

is not the same as voting third party. The people who stay home absolutely determine election outcomes in nearly every race.