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This is so strange to me. I guess people enjoy being ripped off and getting less and less value for their money.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Nothing to do with Americans specifically. Netflix gains are worldwide.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

Well, yeah, and I suppose with the erosion in rights and healthcare in other countries too, maybe humans are just not great at standing up to power.

Perhaps it’s just that, as an American, I am quite frustrated at the lack of respect corporations offer customers. Recently I’ve noticed a lot of skincare buyouts and subsequent shit tier reformulations, but they’re often done by French companies. Maybe it’s more a western thing— I typically buy most of my stuff while in Japan these days because their companies at least continue to provide good products. But their culture treats workers horribly so it’s not exactly ideal there either.