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[โ€“] ptz@dubvee.org 9 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Wow, Futurama kind of called this one exactly:

[โ€“] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

To be fair, it was a well known practice by then, and Futurama was merely parodying what was already happening.

Especially since this is from the Futurama reboot in 2010? I remember first hearing about this practice about 20 years ago, so that tracks. It's even in the episode about the eyePhone and excessive electronic waste.