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Dr. Quadragon ❌ (drq@mastodon.ml)'s status on Thursday, 17-Feb-2022 12:09:12 UTC Dr. Quadragon ❌
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- Aral Balkan
@aral When anybody says "vote with your wallet" in response to a systemic social issue, I already know this cause is doomed.

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- Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Thursday, 17-Feb-2022 12:09:13 UTC Aral Balkan
  
  “But, hey, if you don’t like it, just use a different bionic eye company!”
  Maybe “voting with your wallet” isn’t the all-encompassing answer some folks seem to think it is… 🤔
  https://mstdn.io/@deutrino/107813074882437085
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    Bionic eye recipients left in the dark with obsolete tech It happened to more than 350 people who are blind and received artificial eyes only to be abandoned by the company that invented them, Second Sight Medical Products. The risk for early adopters is that their high-tech implants turn into just another obsolete gadget. "If something does go wrong with it, I'm screwed," said Terry Byland, a double-implant recipient. "Because there's no way of getting it fixed." https://www.axios.com/bionic-eye-recipients-left-in-the-dark-with-obsolete-tech-23946ccc-518e-4be7-b074-bce1f9287c95.html
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