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‘It has officially happened’: Mechanic says he can’t work on your car because they’ve officially been locked out of computer systems(www.dailydot.com)

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‘The car companies want to put small guy out of business.’

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Zachariah@lemmy.world
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The companies don’t want you own your car.

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Veraxus@lemmy.world
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Companies don’t want us serfs to own anything.

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Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de
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you will live in a box made of ticky tacky, you will drive a subscription tank, you will eat a “hamburger” maed out of 40% sawdust, you will spend 10% of your life mowing your lawn, and you will think you like it

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