alt Hacker NewsI respectfully disagree with "they calculate in the fact of that lack of control into their purchase decision".
The average person is not calculating anything but price, is it what everyone else is using, is it new etc. Very low level calculations. They aren't asking "can I install applications from outside the app store?". Etc.
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erikerikson • yesterday at 3:46 PM
Hrrm. It seems your original comment has been heavily edited.
> They aren't asking "can I install applications from outside the app store?"
I agree. They don't want to. They already can't begin to evaluate app trustworthiness and don't want to have to. And they shouldn't have to. Yet they live in a world where they do. So they lean on reputation, app store filtering, the legal system, and hope.
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The average person is also being constantly manipulated to believe things which are actively nefarious are actually good for them.
I don’t know if we can blame the average person when there is an entire class of people which have almost limitless resources, knowledge and means to execute their agenda. At some point we have to accept we are fighting against an evil and powerful enemy. And that the masses are high succeptible
It’s like being mad at the characters in lord of the rings for succumbing to the rings powers