Corporate apologists like to claim that the proliferation of apps proves that users like them. Neoliberal economists *love* the idea that business as usual represents a "#RevealedPreference." This is an intellectually unserious tautology: "you do this, so you must like it":
https://boingboing.net/2024/01/22/hp-ceo-says-customers-are-a-bad-investment-unless-they-can-be-made-to-buy-companys-drm-ink-cartridges.html
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Cory Doctorow /
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