But it's true? How does an automaker that doesn't engage in those tactics compete when the rest of the market does?

Like sugar-free, gluten-free, dairy-free, nut-free food, where the lack of something is sold as something positive.

I'd love to buy an ad-free, subscription-free, tracking-free, touchscreen-free car.

Those cars exist but don’t do well in the market. And only when sold by very little money and cheap parts.

People demand connectivity, big screens and lots of software.

In the future, no one will be rich enough to buy a free car

By listening to your friends and circle

This is known. https://www.energyarts.com/qigong-exercises/

DCC is êxcéllént. I have also been enjoying Pale Lights and The Years of Apocalypse.

They are not, that is expectation of future performance based upon past. Reality is too complex and dynamic for that.

Reality is complex and dynamic, and through all of that Harvard's endurance pre-dates the US, therefore I would expect it to endure a 4 year term of Government. Not to say with a 100% certainty, but I would expect it to with a greater degree of confidence than many other things, based on its history.

However I wouldn't extend that line of thinking to stock markets, superannuation etc.

The definition of "enemy" is not limited to "people that are trying to kill you"

Why?

Because it's funny, honest, has nice turns of phrase, is well-structured and engaging, and speaks truth about something at the core of modern life. I worked in door-to-door sales for a while and this article really captures something about the experience.

This? https://getindie.wiki/

Thank you from a long-time hater of Fandom and PE-driven enshittification and lover of community-driven knowledge work

Having given up programming, what do you do now?

Unreal. Thanks for helping me retrain my mental arithmetic