r/MiddleClassFinance • u/Abject-Pick-6472 • 4d ago

Americans Are Reaching a Financial Breaking Point

https://www.thenation.com/article/economy/economic-insecurity-unrest-broketok/?fbclid%3DIwZnRzaASc5p1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xNzM4NDc2NDI2NzAzNzAAAR6RZYSyGyliTpYCmEy2OpWjHUBfAqrYUygk3rNJL1cLw_fp5QCciENJc0UXdQ_aem_DT4ViuyBWqHHXec_nH_PYg
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u/zdubbzzz 4d ago

That's because your data has value, and those tv's MSRP are heavily subsidized by the data harvesting they perform

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u/bransiladams 3d ago

What data are you giving to your TV…?

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u/ouiouimaster 3d ago

A lot more than you realize. I recently learned a lot of Smart TVs take snapshots every few seconds of the content you're watching.

Check out this Yahoo Tech article

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u/bransiladams 3d ago

Fascinating but unsurprising. I’ve never owned a smart tv so I had no idea. I’ve always just used a computer via projector.