[surfingdino]

Or, they could "solve" it by installing extra screens on the walls showing ads for package holidays. Of course, that would raise the temperature inside, but it's something that could be solved with extra AC, which would need large batteries and more frequent stops, but that could be solved by... seems to be the way of "innovation" these days, we no longer fix what's broken, but break what works and charge extra for it.

[nozzlegear]

Are you inventing dystopian scenarios just so you can be angry, or do you have access to Polestar's internal plans?

[rvnx]

Actually these are more likely plans of Tesla to bring new revenues; ads displayed inside the cars.

[surfingdino]

Not inside, but on the outside, remotely-delivered ads are now being displayed on food delivery scooters https://www.sixteen-nine.net/2022/08/03/london-dooh-start-up... Another use of ad displays was seen in London around Christmas https://www.newsflare.com/video/606086/eros-in-piccadilly-ci... It was monetisation of denial of physical access. Clever.

[rvnx]

Clever, you are hired!

[beretguy]

There’s no need to invent anything. We are already living in dystopia.

[nozzlegear]

Maybe you are, I put my phone down every now and then though and choose to “touch grass” as the kids say. Things aren’t so bad.

[beretguy]

Maybe I am? You enjoy being snarky?

[nozzlegear]

Just pointing out that while you apparently feel you're living in a dystopia, I don't feel the same. Things aren't perfect but they're definitely not dystopian from my point of view. And come on, who doesn't enjoy being snarky now and then?

[talldayo]

It could be that you actually do live in dystopia, and lack the willpower or observational acumen to acknowledge it.

[beretguy]

I mean, global warming, war in Europe, russia/NK/China/Iran attacking democracies, financial equality, unaffordable housing across the globe and everything keeps getting worse and not better but we just keep on buying new iPhones every year - not realizing that we live in dystopian world is delusional. I have plenty of hobbies, volunteering for 2 nonprofits in 2 different cities and enjoying life, but I do realize that I’m very much privileged even though I live from paycheck to paycheck.

[chgs]

All large companies and cartels eventually bow to pressure. “If you don’t bombard your customers with adverts then you are leaving money on the table”

[surfingdino]

I am not angry, I just observe trends that started with the realisation that raw materials can be sold for more if they are transformed into products. The unbound inventiveness of the human race never ceases to amaze me, but I also see how some of it develops along paths that result in solutions which are overly complex and require even more complex solutions to "fix" them.

[Maken]

Do you realise Uber and Lyft are already doing this, right?

[nozzlegear]

Actually no, I don’t, I’ve never used Uber or Lyft.