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[–] purpleworm@hexbear.net 19 points 3 weeks ago

Electricity has irreplaceable uses though. Some things are virtually useless, like teeth-whitening, but (among other factors) capitalists use advertising to make it so what is otherwise looking normal is now sub-standard.