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briandear
on Aug 8, 2019
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Apple Is Locking iPhone Batteries to Discourage Re...
You don’t have to buy an Apple product.
moate
on Aug 8, 2019
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You don't have to work in the mine.
Metaphor still works.
svachalek
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People did have to work at the mine. At first because they needed to eat, and later because they were in "debt" to the company store, thus the term "debt slavery". I'm not quite seeing how this is comparable to a consumer product decision.
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