The most sinister is an almost inescapable one, where companies intentionally build things (larger appliances are a huge offender) to fail within 3 to 5 years.
It’s the “a poor man can’t afford cheap shoes” thing.
They love to “sell” this concept that making items cheaper means consumers can more frequently replace as their styles change. Fuck you, give me a white fridge that never breaks, I don’t care if I have to pay double up front.
It’s like the entire Web went to shit in 6 months.
Last week I was researching hot tubs and saunas and so forth, as I was gifted a 10 visit spa pass.
Top result was rambling and obviously AI generated, packed with keywords and very little information presented in haphazard way, that was telling me that the ideal water temperature for maximum therapeutic benefit in a hot tub is 130-140F.
Yeah no problem. Once I get used to 140F water I’ll work my way towards something hotter, perhaps boiling peanut oil.
So many people attacking OP and perhaps not remembering there was a time when nearly all flat panel TVs came on a pedestal mount. The designs were largely changed to mitigate claims and liability.
Can’t use Lynx either.
https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2010-2810/
All web pages must now be phoned in via a touch-tone system, and delivered on paper printouts via regular post.
You can see that underneath the hideous butchering, she was probably a gorgeous woman in her natural form.