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    From Lawrence D?Oliveiro@3:633/10 to All on Friday, March 06, 2026 03:03:12
    The Norwegian Consumer Council (Forbrukerr†det) has released a
    wickedly funny skit (in English, even) warning against products that
    start out attractive and fun to use, but then get enshittified with
    extra-cost ?options? that turn out not to be so ?optional?.

    And yes, they use the word a lot.

    <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4Upf_B9RLQ>

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.12
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Jim Jackson@3:633/10 to All on Friday, March 06, 2026 16:55:21
    On 2026-03-06, Lawrence D?Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
    The Norwegian Consumer Council (Forbrukerr??det) has released a
    wickedly funny skit (in English, even) warning against products that
    start out attractive and fun to use, but then get enshittified with extra-cost ???options??? that turn out not to be so ???optional???.

    And yes, they use the word a lot.

    <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4Upf_B9RLQ>

    Absolutely hilarious. Yet frightening.

    And it comes to us courtesy of a government agency and consumer protection organisation. Yea!!!!

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.12
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Lawrence D?Oliveiro@3:633/10 to All on Friday, March 06, 2026 22:31:39
    On Fri, 6 Mar 2026 16:55:21 -0000 (UTC), Jim Jackson wrote:

    And it comes to us courtesy of a government agency and consumer
    protection organisation.

    In a multiparty democracy.

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.12
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Jim Jackson@3:633/10 to All on Friday, March 06, 2026 22:50:42
    On 2026-03-06, Lawrence D?Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
    On Fri, 6 Mar 2026 16:55:21 -0000 (UTC), Jim Jackson wrote:

    And it comes to us courtesy of a government agency and consumer
    protection organisation.

    In a multiparty democracy.

    In a very rich country, without super-rich billionaires controlling things.


    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.12
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Lawrence D?Oliveiro@3:633/10 to All on Saturday, March 07, 2026 01:16:09
    On Fri, 6 Mar 2026 22:50:42 -0000 (UTC), Jim Jackson wrote:

    On 2026-03-06, Lawrence D?Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:

    On Fri, 6 Mar 2026 16:55:21 -0000 (UTC), Jim Jackson wrote:

    And it comes to us courtesy of a government agency and consumer
    protection organisation.

    In a multiparty democracy.

    In a very rich country, without super-rich billionaires controlling
    things.

    You think they would allow such things?

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.12
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Jim Jackson@3:633/10 to All on Saturday, March 07, 2026 15:13:43
    On 2026-03-07, Lawrence D?Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
    On Fri, 6 Mar 2026 22:50:42 -0000 (UTC), Jim Jackson wrote:

    On 2026-03-06, Lawrence D?Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:

    On Fri, 6 Mar 2026 16:55:21 -0000 (UTC), Jim Jackson wrote:

    And it comes to us courtesy of a government agency and consumer
    protection organisation.

    In a multiparty democracy.

    In a very rich country, without super-rich billionaires controlling
    things.

    You think they would allow such things?

    Sorry you lost me there - who are "they" and what are "such things".

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.12
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)
  • From Lawrence D?Oliveiro@3:633/10 to All on Saturday, March 07, 2026 22:58:58
    On Sat, 7 Mar 2026 15:13:43 -0000 (UTC), Jim Jackson wrote:

    On 2026-03-07, Lawrence D?Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:

    On Fri, 6 Mar 2026 22:50:42 -0000 (UTC), Jim Jackson wrote:

    On 2026-03-06, Lawrence D?Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:

    On Fri, 6 Mar 2026 16:55:21 -0000 (UTC), Jim Jackson wrote:

    And it comes to us courtesy of a government agency and consumer
    protection organisation.

    In a multiparty democracy.

    In a very rich country, without super-rich billionaires
    controlling things.

    You think they would allow such things?

    Sorry you lost me there - who are "they" and what are "such things".

    These ?super-rich billionaires? of yours: would they allow a campaign,
    in a country where they control things, to sound the alarm about their
    own activities?

    --- PyGate Linux v1.5.12
    * Origin: Dragon's Lair, PyGate NNTP<>Fido Gate (3:633/10)