More direct to what you both said.
GymratAmarillo said:
This was actually funny to me to read because of what I imagined while reading. "Rent your clothing": I don't see how that would work, maaaaaybe it's making reference to people paying the actual price in fractions? I have used black shirts since I was in college, $3 per shirt and can be used at the gym, at work, in my house and when I go out. I can't imagine renting clothes being cheaper than that lol. "Rent your transport": I have used public transportation all my life so I guess I'm already in that part of the dystopia lol. "Rent your residence": I already have a house to my name so maybe that's what makes me an extra happy person in the dystopia. "Rent your lover": First thing that appeared in my head was the japanese guy who married Hatsume Miku and how the service ended and his hologram went away forever, then I thought about how a lot of dudes pay onlyfans and do sexting with the agency of the models. That said this is actually the easiest to avoid, putting an effort to meet people isn't that hard. I obviously understand the point but still it was a fun ride. |
Renting clothes is a thing. More so for woman, obviously, but it's been going on for quite some time.
Being Canadian, our most recent P.M. is an elite member of the WEF. Right now in Canada housing is out of control in just about every way. We're even dealing with major property rights issues in the Country. Not surprising since our last P.M. was a lower tier WEF member.
The problem here is what about everyone who doesn't want to rent? You really think once they've transitioned most everything to rentals that they're just going to leave the ownership class alone? You think the ownership class is going to be able to stop them at that point, when they finally move to squeeze owners out and into renting along with everyone else?
This isn't only happening or only a problem here, because they've been working towards this globally for quite some time.
There's a reason DJT gave a speech to the WEF and told them to leave America alone. Same reason why DJT is giving Canada such a hard time.
Otter said:
This is a conspiracy though. The industry didn't kill DVDs/Blueray/CDs... Consumers did. No one buys music any more because the abundance of streaming is easier and more flexible. When iTunes dropped people stopped buying CDs. When Spotify dropped people stopped buying digital music and instead streamed it. A lot of these things are singularities because human behaviour typically leans in the direction of convenience & abundance. I think People really ought to focus attention on digital rights management/regulation etc instead of hoping they die or shouting into a cloud. I do think there is hope in that physical things become novel again (see Vinyl) etc |
Consumers didn't ask for DVD or Bluray. They didn't ask for HD or 4k. They didn't ask for self driving cars or vehicle entertainment subscriptions.
The industry thought these things up and offered them. The majority either followed suit, or the industry pushed hard enough that they created enough inconvenience with the old way, that the new way became more convenient, to the point of no longer offering the old stuff so you have to buy the new stuff.
It's absolutely happening. It's just been going on long enough that it's becoming the 'new normal', so many don't realize it.
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