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[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I got bad news about ICE cars made in the past decade.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Yeah, we're looking to upgrade our car, and unfortunately one of my requirement now needs to be "has a YouTube video detailing how to disable internet features." I just want a simple, easy to maintain car that doesn't spy on me, why is that so big of an ask?

[–] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Yeah, this is why I'm not new car shopping. Like, ever. I'm done. I'll drive my Crosstrek until the engine falls out, and then I'll replace said engine with an EV powertrain and drive it some more.

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Because of capitalism. Good luck.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Sounds like a copout. I blame consumers who bought this trash when it launched, and continue buying this trash today. Car companies build what consumers claim to want, and then they monetize it as much as they can. People responded favorably to SW unlocks early on, so now car manufacturers are seeing what they can get away with. They're getting pushback, which is great, but the proper time to push back was 10 years ago.

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

10 years ago we didn't even know they were doing it. And now it's way too late to push back unless you feel like starting a car company.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That depends on your definition of "we." As soon as there's anything that phones home, that's when alarm bells should be going off. I wasn't in the market when this started being a thing, but I do recall talking about it with those who were, and I wasn't happy about cars phoning home. I'd be very surprised if I'm alone in this.

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

I'm sure you're not alone, but the level of awareness that is was even a thing was so low that most of us never even had a chance to object. So yes, "we".