We’ve moved from a world of ownership to a world of permanent "user licenses." From software-as-a-service to heated-seats-as-a-service, the transition to permanent renting is a consumer trap designed to prioritize recurring revenue over user sovereignty.

I’m breaking down the architectural shift toward "Extractive Capitalism" and why the loss of ownership is the ultimate "lame" trend of the 2020s.

Read the full critique:
https://kindalame.com/2026/03/24/the-transition-from-ownership-to-permanent-renting-software-hardware-and-life-is-a-consumer-trap/

#Ownership #RightToRepair #SaaS #ConsumerRights #Economics #Privacy #SelfHosted #DeCloud #KindaLame

Is it possible to sue AI companies because of their hoarding computer component practice?

I mean, they made the consumer supply chain so fucked

#AI
#ArtificialIntelligence
#TechLaw
#Antitrust
#SupplyChain
#SemiconductorShortage
#ChipShortage
#BigTech
#ConsumerRights

TIL : https://consumerrights.wiki/w/Main_Page

And Firefox and Chrome browser extension.

https://fulu-foundation.ghost.io/launching-the-consumer-rights-wiki-browser-extension/

#ConsumerRights

Newly purchased Vizio TVs now require Walmart accounts to use smart features

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/03/newly-purchased-vizio-tvs-now-require-walmart-accounts-to-use-smart-features/

#HackerNews #VizioTVs #WalmartAccounts #SmartFeatures #TechNews #ConsumerRights

Everyone's going to bed, and #Shopee is still in denial that they've failed their Same Day Delivery.

#nationofcriminals #consumerrights

According to #AliExpress, the official outlet for #Heltec and #Lilygo, you cannot buy their private and secure off-grid radio boards unless you use Facebook/Telegram.

Order undelivered, refund denied, case closed.

I doubt they can even appreciate the irony of this asshole move.

#consumerrights #techtyranny #LoRa #privacy #offgrid

Public speaks out against proposed National Grid rate hikes
https://www.lowellsun.com/?p=2448757/

#NationalGrid #UtilityRates #Massachusetts #Lowell #EnergyCosts #PublicInterest #ConsumerRights

AI chatbot not working? Don't want to register an account/install apps/Facebook/Telegram?

Then fuck you! No rights for you.

#ecommerce #consumerrights #malaysia #nationofcriminals #techtyranny