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[–] moody@lemmings.world 4 points 14 hours ago

Consumers are not the problem. Advertising and marketing are VERY effective at convincing people to do things that go against their own interests. You can try your best to be sceptical of everything, but someone's gonna convince you to spend money where you don't really want to.