[throw0101a]

> Smart TVs replaced dumb TVs not out of consumer demand […]

The consumer demand was/is for cheaper, and data mining is how OEMs got there. The general public got what they want, and OEMs got to keep their margins: "win-win".

It's the same thing with (US?) airlines: people wanted cheaper, and that's what was offered and they chose.

[vablings]

Faustian barging, the worst part is people are simple unaware of the dealings