r/mildlyinfuriating • u/TheAeroplaneBear2906 • Jul 16 '26

Unskippable ad Clear Backpacks + Pay to Keep Your Phone

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My freinds school is now requiring these items, and is also using AI to promote this 🫠

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u/Blue5398 Jul 16 '26

Literally just rent seeking

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u/XpCjU Jul 16 '26

rent seeking is the obvious next step in a capitalist society. I can't sell you a new vacuum every month, but I could sell you a subscription that's required for the vacuum to function completely.

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u/SpaceCat1887 Jul 16 '26

Remember seeing something already done like that with lightbulbs. Supposedly we have the tech to make lightbulbs that last an absurdly long time but we just don’t because then the poor lightbulb manufacturers would lose out on profit.

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u/Imaginary--Situation Jul 17 '26

an example is headlights on a car mine are 13 years old from the factory

they probably have thousands of hours on them..