Thread:Velt211/@comment-2003:D6:4722:2E2A:DD17:3F8A:F36C:2C58-20190924042015/@comment-40164738-20191024193949

The Blackberrys were a bit of a later thing, pretty short lived as well because smartphones came around. I guess I do too, but not as a "regular". Those websites are essentially just paths to be crossed, I wouldn't count many of the shopping websites as websites I'd visit for regular use. I mean you had to buy magazines, you don't buy access to their websites (though news outlets like to do that now). Magazines tended to have better (or more creative) ways of scoring yeah, most you get is /5 or /10. I do remember one magazine scoring out of a 1000 per scored section, might be a bit too specific. Generally written by atleast somewhat interested people with a decent enough relevant education (language major or journalism) would be my guess. Now it's the people who can't be journalists who write for gaming websites. Their environment really, some can take that mindset with them and try to change others to follow that agenda. Ultimately they just have certain message to convey or goal in mind, which is more annoying than anything. Be clear in what you'd like instead of subverting people instead, otherwise it gets worse for everyone. Because nothing changes on the shortterm and most people aren't interested enough trying to change it. Plenty of people don't trust it at all though, the real issue is that they still buy it anyways like you said. Guess their peers do, so they'd rather do it as well. It just feels like consumer culture has gone far more to just consuming an item and waiting for the next, no questions asked.

Probably a better day for them then the endless Alibaba shit they deal with. Could be that they were the exception, better get used to mediocrity ;)