r/Millennials • u/A-Helpful-Flamingo Elder Millennial • 12d ago

Meme Nice to have common ground

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u/purplereuben 12d ago

I don't really think this is generational. I think everyone is sick and tired of this!

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u/eXo0us 12d ago

yes, I was googling for "Non-Smart TV that doesn't spy on me" the other day.

Since my large dumb TV is slowly dying. Might need to open and repair it.

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u/CueCueQQ Millennial 12d ago edited 12d ago

Learn the tech, these companies are hoping you won't. There are ways around most of the corporate spying systems. Ad blockers on browsers is step 1. DNS sinkholes, VLANs, and routing rules on your network to control what something can even see in the first place. There's a board you can just rip out of most new TVs that turns it into a dumb TV.

edit: This came off condescending, and I didn't intend it to, so I reworked my comment.

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u/GeneSpecialist3284 12d ago

Not condescending. You simply have knowledge many of us don't. I see a potential business opportunity here bro.

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u/CueCueQQ Millennial 12d ago

I don't think I could make a business out of it. Maybe a side hustle, but if it were a business, I'd get a SLAPP lawsuit as soon as it attracted attention. I think it's better for me to just encourage you to find the knowledge, because it's out there for free.

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u/Nerd-man24 11d ago

Yeah, any company would come down on you HARD if you started dumbing down the appliances. Your smart TV likely has projected ad revenue and data sales baked into the price. That's the real reason big TVs are so cheap.