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Odoreida

(1,549 posts)
Sat Jun 13, 2020, 10:58 AM Jun 2020

Does it occur to you we are being played for suckers by big business?

Alexa, Siri and Google Assistant voice support for Black Lives Matter
https://www.cnet.com/news/alexa-siri-and-google-assistant-support-black-lives-matter/

Tech companies like Amazon, Apple and Google have pledged donations to racial justice in the wake of George Floyd's death, and are also using their voice assistants to spread awareness of the Black Lives Matter movement. They also respond to "all lives matter," a phrase often associated with criticism of the BLM movement.

Saying "Black Lives Matter" to Amazon's Alexa prompts a firm response.

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Does it occur to you we are being played for suckers by big business? (Original Post) Odoreida Jun 2020 OP
That occurs to me all the time... Newest Reality Jun 2020 #1

Newest Reality

(12,712 posts)
1. That occurs to me all the time...
Sat Jun 13, 2020, 11:41 AM
Jun 2020

We are not really customers, we are suckers on the big tit of stuff they provide or induce us to want/need. Who want's to go hungry though?

It's like a hand that feeds you, but you have to pay for it and always want to bite it off with your little prole teeth. GRRRR!

Exploitation is the name of their game.

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