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Shopping app Temu is “dangerous malware,” spying on your texts, lawsuit claims (arstechnica.com)
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[–] eatthecake@lemmy.world 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I'm anticonsumption in general and temu just seems like the epitome of paying for disposable garbage.

In general i don't understand why people are buying any nonessential items at all. Everyone is apparently too poor but random crap still sells. I splurged and bought a cheap tablet to use as an ereader this year but only because i can't justify the expense of buying books and my local library is awful.

[–] MigratingtoLemmy@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Well, at least you're consistent with your views. Being anti-consumption is a fine stand. In my case, I usually go to these sites for cheap deals on microcontrollers, tit-bits like USB adapters, metal stands, IEM cables etc. I'm not buying expensive/essential stuff from them.