What a long, strange trip its been.
JERRY, NO!
Computers and internet connections have been embedded in many material things that were once simply mechanical, and this provides a further point of leverage for whoever is able to route basic functionality through a network. For example, Volkswagen and Mercedes have announced that the performance of their electric cars will be tiered, with the higher levels of performance made functional by ongoing subscription (i.e. the motors can be de-tuned remotely). Likewise, BMW announced that the seats on new cars will be heated only through a monthly ritual of submission. The very concept of ownership becomes clouded under a subscription model, in which the things we depend on become sites of continuing wealth-extraction.
WE DISCUSSED THIS!
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